A Summary of Deliberations on Strategic Planning for Continuous Quality Improvement in Laboratory Medicine

作者:Grzybicki Dana Marie*; Shahangian Shahram; Pollock Anne M; Raab Stephen S
来源:American Journal of Clinical Pathology, 2009, 131(3): 315-320.
DOI:10.1309/AJCP4M9UYBVMHTKC

摘要

On September 24-26, 2007, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention convened the 2007 Institute on Critical Issues in Health Laboratory Practice: Managing for Better Health to develop an action plan for change for the immediate and long-term future. A wide variety of stakeholders, including pathologists, pathologist extenders, clinicians, and researchers, examined means to improve laboratory service communication, quality parameters, and potential future laboratory contributions to health care. In this summary document, we present the identified gaps, barriers, and proposed action plans for improvement for laboratory medicine in the 6 qualify domains identified by the Institute of Medicine: safety, effectiveness, patient centeredness, timeliness, efficiency, and equity. Five major recommendations emerged, from concluding discussions and included focusing on preanalytic and postanalytic processes as areas of potential quality improvement and recruiting a multidisciplinary; group of nonlaboratory stakeholders to work with laboratory personnel to achieve improvement goals.

  • 出版日期2009-3