Workflow Mapping--A Q-Probes Study of Preanalytic Testing Processes: A College of American Pathologists Q-Probes Study of 35 Clinical Laboratories.
Context.--Workflow mapping is a tool used to characterize operational processes throughout most industries and to identify non--value-added activities. Objective.--To develop a set of workflow mapping tools to compare the sequence and timing of activities, including waiting steps, used by clinical l...
| Publicado en: | Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Vol. 144; no. 12; pp. 1517 - 1525 |
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College of American Pathologists
Dec2020
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