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Category Archives: Presentations
Quality Management for Patient Safety
Parker E, Berte L, Garton D, Gayken J, Good K, Novis DA, Smith L. Domain 6: Quality Management for Patient Safety. Body of Knowledge (BOK) Clinical Laboratory Management Association November, 2010 Edition.
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Avoiding Errors in the lab
Novis D. Avoiding Errors in the Lab. Medical Laboratory Observer (MLO) November 2011 Page 23
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Physician satisfaction with clinical laboratory services
Howanitz PJ, Miller KA, Dale JC, Novis DA. 02-QP17. Physician satisfaction with clinical laboratory services: A College of American Pathologists Q-PROBES STUDY. Data Analysis and Critique. College of American Pathologists. Northfield, Ill. 2002.
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Reducing Errors in the Practices of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Novis DA, Konstantakos G. Reducing errors in the practices of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine: an industrial approach. American Journal of Clinical Pathology, Am J Clin Pathol 2006;126(Suppl):S30-S35.
Abstract
The use of quality benchmarking and performance tracking techniques has been successful in reducing
errors in the practices of pathology and laboratory medicine. However, techniques developed in the
manufacturing industry, specifically those pioneered by Toyota Motor have been more efficient and effective in
reducing errors than those developed in the health care industry. We discuss some of those techniques and draw
analogies as to how they might be applied in the laboratory.
Slim Down: an industrial view of medical errors
Novis, D. Slim Down: an industrial view of medical errors. Health Executive. September 2006, pages 18-21.
Slim Down
Dr. David Novis says lean processes can do for healthcare what they’ve done for manufacturing reduce errors and improve productivity.
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Lab Work Advice to hospital administrators
Novis, David. LAB WORK Advice to hospital administrators: Maximizing the Value of Your Laboratory Medical Director. Health Executive. August 2006
For more than a decade, the CEO of Community General Hospital (CGH), a 120-bed, non-profit facility serving a population of 50,000, had contracted with a three-physician pathology group to provide pathology services and oversee the operation of its full-service clinical laboratory.
Best Practices: Passing the Test
Novis D. Best Practices: Passing the Test. Health Executive. 4; April 20,2008; 14-17
Most hospitals contract with pathologists for professional services and laboratory oversight, and in many cases, these contracts were arranged with parties long retired or gone. Because laboratory margins have thinned considerably in recent years, it’s important for hospital administrators to refresh their understanding of the value their pathologists provide.
Reducing errors in the Clinical Laboratory: A lean production System Approach
Novis DA. Reducing errors in the clinical laboratory: a lean production system approach. Laboratory Medicine 2008;39:521-529
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Gastrointestinal Bleeding. Continuing Education. College of American Pathologists
Novis DA, Bowman C. Gastrointestinal Bleeding. Continuing Education. College of American Pathologists, Northfield IL. 2010
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