CEO SUMMARY: Many lab professionals note the irony that a laboratory so publicly committed to Six Sigma quality management methods is now identified with the single largest episode of systemic failure in lab test accuracy. Looking in from the outside, some pathologists suggest that a decade of aggressive cost cutting and the current campaign to […]
When Does Cost Cutting Affect a Lab’s Quality?
Pathologists understand that any lab’s quality and performance requires a careful balancing act
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