CEO SUMMARY: In New York, because of a laboratory error and wrong diagnosis, a woman underwent a needless double mastectomy. In reporting the case, New York newspapers discovered another case of lab error and both women are suing the labs involved. Each case is a reminder that the public and state healthcare regulators are becoming […]
Laboratory Error Results In Mistaken Mastectomy
NY Dept. of Health determines that lab tech cut corners with tissue samples, causing wrong diagnosis
- By Robert Michel
- > From the Volume XIV No. 14 - October 8, 2007 Issue
- Tags: Anatomic pathology, anatomic pathology lab, anatomic pathology laboratory, clinical lab, clinical labs, dark report, laboratories, lean and six sigma, management systems, Pathology group, pathology groups, pathology lab, pathology laboratory, pathology report, quality management, quality management system, quality management systems, Six Sigma, the dark report, the laboratory
