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China viewpoint: small changes for big results in lab performance

China viewpoint: small changes for big results in lab performance

Lean management and intelligent automation can improve clinical lab performance dramatically, but how can lab leaders implement changes effectively? In this exclusive interview with Prof Xie Xiao Bing, Director of the Medical Laboratory and Pathology Center of the First Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, we gain insights from his unique approach to departmental […]

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The top KPIs and continuous improvement programmes for clinical labs in APAC (2020 data update)

Continuous_Improvement

As clinical labs across Asia Pacific seek greater operational effectiveness, many are implementing continuous improvement programmes and monitoring new KPIs every year. To manage these efforts, more than two-thirds of labs in the region have a dedicated continuous improvement team, according to the latest results from the Asia Pacific Laboratory Benchmarking Survey, an annual survey

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Using Lean Six Sigma to improve lab efficiency at a Guangdong hospital

Using Lean Six Sigma to improve lab efficiency at a Guangdong hospital

In our clinical lab at the Guangdong Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, we implemented Lean Six Sigma (LSS) to streamline processes, encourage team collaboration and eliminate waste. We started in 2013, and in the years since, we achieved many benefits. The initial catalyst for our LSS transformation was a survey of employees in the clinical

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Redesigning an American molecular pathology and cytogenetics lab with Lean Six Sigma

Redesigning an American molecular pathology and cytogenetics lab with Lean Six Sigma

The molecular pathology laboratory at Atrium Health is one of the largest full-service molecular pathology labs in the US and receives samples from the states of North and South Carolina. We run 750,000 tests per year and are very involved in clinical trial programs. In addition, the cytogenetics laboratory is one of the largest non-commercial

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Continuous process improvement in cytogenetics and molecular pathology

Continuous process improvement in cytogenetics and molecular pathology

Full presentation by Dr. Virginia (Jennie) Thurston delivered to healthcare and laboratory medicine leaders at the Roche Efficiency Days (RED) 2018: REDefining perspectives in Guangzhou, China. Esoteric laboratory testing, including molecular pathology and cytogenetics, is a frequently overlooked area for continuous process improvement as it is viewed as a relatively low volume, highly complex field in comparison to other laboratory

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How lean production principles drive quality and efficiency in a digital hematology laboratory

How lean production principles drive quality and efficiency in a digital hematology laboratory

Lean production principles originated from Toyota, the Japanese auto manufacturer, to eliminate waste and inefficiency in its manufacturing operations. The terminology, coined in the 1990s, was meant to improve manufacturing efficiency on the production line. But since that time, Lean production principles have been applied to business or production processes in many domains, including lab

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