Getting a Handle on Specimen Mislabeling

Correct specimen labeling is of the utmost importance in clinical practice. More than 70% of all information used by a clinician to diagnose and treat a patient comes from the laboratory. Ensuring that specimens are correctly identified at the point of collection is essential for accurate diagnostic...

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Published in:Journal of emergency nursing 2011-03, Vol.37 (2), p.167-168
Main Author: Granata, Jennifer
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clinical medicine
Computer Systems
Diagnostic Errors - prevention & control
Emergency Service, Hospital - organization & administration
Errors
Female
Humans
Medical Errors - prevention & control
Medical tests
Middle Aged
Nursing
Organizational Case Studies
Program Development
Program Evaluation
Safety Management
Safety measures
Software
Specimen Handling - methods
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Summary:Correct specimen labeling is of the utmost importance in clinical practice. More than 70% of all information used by a clinician to diagnose and treat a patient comes from the laboratory. Ensuring that specimens are correctly identified at the point of collection is essential for accurate diagnostic information. Patient and/or specimen misidentification can be serious, resulting in misdiagnosis and mistreatment. Here, Granata discusses Desktop MobiLab, a software system that used handheld devices and mobile printers at the patient bedside to label any patient specimens.
ISSN:0099-1767
1527-2966
DOI:10.1016/j.jen.2010.11.004