A 2025 Westgard QC survey finds daily out-of-control quality control events reported by 33% of labs worldwide and 45% in the US, raising concerns about current QC practices amid rising operational pressures.
Although the philosophy of Lean production and industrialization originated and was developed with manufacturing in mind, the adoption of Lean principles in clinical laboratory medicine and pathology is of particular interest.
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Adoption of LEAN principles at Morristown Medical Center has increased employee buy-in and vastly improved lab operations. Morristown Medical Center laboratory staff members Helping patients at Morristown Medical Center has been a
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Process improvements result in fewer errors
Read MoreAbandoning the familiar for the promise of greener pastures has a certain allure, but for many, the simple fact is that change is uncomfortable. Despite this, the staff of Fairview Health Services’ diagnostic lab
Read MoreAs we look for ways to improve laboratory operations, JoAnn Hegarty, Phil Emard, and Mark Jamrog—three experienced and well-traveled advocates who have made it their business to spread the word about the benefits of Lean thinking—off
Read MoreWhen I first heard the term “Six Sigma” a week or so after joining CLP, my eyes rolled skyward and I silently wondered how long this newfangled idea would last. My previous job had left me somewhat jaded when it came to trendy management
Read MoreBy Sarah Schmelling Sonora Quest Laboratories, Tempe, Ariz. Six Sigma. It sounds like it could be the speed of a spaceship in your average science fiction novel. Add to it that it involves people who work up to earning Green and Black Belts, and
Read MoreI’m told it’s a common response to the news that one’s lab is going to get “Lean” to think, “uh oh, what are they going to do to me?” From the accounts we hear the answer is, allow people to feel more productive,
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