About LABORATORIES MADE BETTER!
Laboratories Made Better! uses process management to understand and document the laboratory’s work processes; train staff and assess their continued competence in work processes; and measure, monitor, and improve work processes—all to improve your laboratory’s contribution to patient care and safety.
Problems solved by Laboratories Made Better! include:
- Being unprepared for unannounced inspections
- Failure to integrate patient safety practices into the work routine
- Risk of errors from inaccurate documents
- Lack of demonstrated competence in work tasks, and
- Frustration with recurring nonconforming events
Benefits of the Laboratories Made Better! process management approach include:
- Improved efficiency in use of limited human, material, and financial resources
- Improved effectiveness in meeting regulations and requirements
- Improved readiness for unannounced inspections
- Improved policy, process, and procedure documents
- More effective training and competence assessments
- Better contributions to patient care and safety, and