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| QUALITY IN LABORATORY MEDICINE, AN ISSUE OF CLINICS IN LABORATORY MEDICINE, 28-2
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By
Dirk Elston, MD, Dermatology Department, Brook Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Houston, TX, USA
Included in series
The Clinics: Internal Medicine,
Description
Since publication of the IOM report ?To Err is Human,? the goals of safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable
health care have become the mantra for laboratory quality. Increasingly, healthcare purchasers, patients and payers are demanding accountability.
In this issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, we will address opportunities for quality improvement throughout the testing cycle with
the goal of enhanced clinical effectiveness and improved patient outcomes. Discussions include opportunities for improvement as well
as quality reporting and the development of quality measures, lessons learned from the nation's first experience with building an institute
for laboratory quality, dangers of false positive and false negative test results, measurement of quality in anatomic pathology, electronic
data interface and interoperability, among other highly relevant topics intended to serve as a useful reference for laboratory professionals
and others engaged in quality improvement efforts.
| Bibliographic details |
Hardbound, 240 pages, publication date: MAY-2008
ISBN-13: 978-1-4160-5825-0
ISBN-10: 1-4160-5825-7
Imprint: SAUNDERS
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Last update: 20 Feb 2010
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