CEO SUMMARY: At Washington Hospital Center, it was unclear if the use of a rapid molecular assay for blood infections was changing outcomes until a new, real-time lab results reporting protocol required the lab to deliver the test results personally to the attending physician in real time. A study with a control group provided convincing […]
53% Drop in Mortality from Lab Report Change
Study links use of rapid molecular test and real-time results reporting to improved outcomes
- By Robert Michel
- > From the Volume XV No. 10 - July 28, 2008 Issue
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