CEO SUMMARY: Standardization of bar code labels is a concept whose time has come. After implementing CLSI standard AUTO12-A, first-mover clinical labs report fewer specimen identification errors, a reduction of costs associated with specimen handling errors, and a boost in lab productivity. Moreover, accrediting bodies such as The Joint Commission and the College of American
Standard Bar Code Labels Can Reduce Lab Errors
By Joseph Burns, from the Volume XX No. 6 - May, 6, 2013 issue