Pursuit of economic efficiency in the hospital laboratory--full automatic re-test system of clinical chemistry, hematology, immunology and cost control system
Chiba, M.
Rinsho Byori. Japanese Journal of Clinical Pathology 2000(Suppl 114): 79-86
2000
ISSN/ISBN: 0047-1860 PMID: 11215179 Document Number: 514089
Further business improvement is requested due to finance-based fluctuation and the influence of the revision in the medical treatment law. Therefore, new laboratories are needed. To achieving this in our hospital, economic efficiency is being pursued. The first issue is the use of space, the second issue is labor-saving. The third issue is the simplification of business procedures. There is individual quality control by the zonal verification method that we developed, as well as the quality control of the batch method using controlled substances. The four issue is cost control. By controlling the delivery and use of reagents and materials including the term of validity control, we made an effort to abolition defective stock. The fifth issue is correspondence to circulation style society. The disposal of laboratory garbage is a major issue. We controlled garbage that occurs unnecessarily. Furthermore, we are improving the demand for reagents that exceeds the specification and use reagent containers.