Clinical Laboratory Management Association. Webinar, December 2, 2009
American Society for Clinical Pathology. Annual Meeting. Chicago. October 29, 2009
Clinical Laboratory Management Association. ThinkLab ’09 Conference & Exhibition, Tampa, Florida, Tuesday, May 5, 2009
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Reducing Errors in the Clinical Laboratory A Lean Production System Approach. American Society of Clinical Pathologists Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, October 19, 2008
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Practice Management Institute: Reducing Error and Patient Risk in the Practice of Pathology College of American Pathologists Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, September 26, 2008
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Reducing Errors in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine: A Lean Production System Approach
Washington G2 Reports Laboratory Outreach 2008. June 18, Las Vegas, Nevada
College of American Pathologists Annual Meeting
September 26, 2008, San Diego, California
American Society of Clinical Pathologists Annual Meeting, October 19, 2008 Baltimore Maryland
American Society of Clinical Pathologists Annual Meeting, October 20, 2007 the Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel.
Traditionally, efforts to reduce errors and improve patient safety in the practice of Laboratory Medicine have been based on quality benchmarking and performance tracking techniques. Over the past several decades, advances in lean production techniques have provided models for performance improvement that may be more effective and more efficient than traditional approaches. This course will provide a broad overview of how lean production techniques may be applied in the clinical laboratory to reduce errors and improve patient safety.
Following this course, you will be able to:
Improving Value and Reducing Errors: What does making automobiles have to do with your practice? Wentworth Douglass Hospital May 1, 2007 8:00 AM
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Strategic Planning in Youth Sports: Physical Fitness Beyond Childhood. Presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of the Northeast Medical Association, Mont St. Anne Quebec, Canada February 11, 2007
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“Managing Conflict: Bridging the Generational Gap,” Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) 2006 Annual Conference. Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada. October 20, 2006
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Strategies to reduce errors in the delivery of health care services: Lessons from the College of American Pathologists Q-Probes Program. Presented at the Conference on “Improving Hospital & Laboratory Safety” University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA. May 10, 11, 2006.
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Reducing Errors in Surgical Pathology: an Industrial View. Lessons from the College of American Pathologists Q-PROBES Program and Summary of notes Pittsburgh Regional Healthcare Initiative: Perfecting Patient Care November 11-18, 2005 Baystate Medical Center, Springfield MA April 26, 2006
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“Reducing Errors in Pathology” 49th Annual Meeting of the Northeast Medical Association, Zermatt, Switzerland, March 28, 2006.