CEO SUMMARY: First steps toward a radical change in clinical laboratory operations are under way in a handful of early-adopter laboratories. This movement is so new that little information about their successes can be published. But the early evidence is compelling. For those labs willing to take the plunge, implementation of quality management systems such […]
How “Lean” is Benefiting Early-Adopter Laboratories
One major goal is to slash turnaround time for critical testing of hospital inpatients
- By Robert Michel
- > From the Volume X No. 12 - September 8, 2003 Issue
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