Adoption of Lean Principles in a High-Volume Molecular Diagnostic Microbiology Laboratory | Zendy

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Adoption of Lean Principles in a High-Volume Molecular Diagnostic Microbiology Laboratory

Author(s) -

P. Shawn Mitchell,

Jayawant N. Mandrekar,

Joseph D. Yao

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of clinical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349

H-Index - 255

eISSN - 1070-633X

pISSN - 0095-1137

DOI - 10.1128/jcm.00430-14

Subject(s) - turnaround time , clinical microbiology , quality (philosophy) , volume (thermodynamics) , computer science , medical physics , medicine , engineering , operations management , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , physics , quantum mechanics

Clinical laboratories are constantly facing challenges to do more with less, enhance quality, improve test turnaround time, and reduce operational expenses. Experience with adopting and applying lean concepts and tools used extensively in the manufacturing industry is described for a high-volume clinical molecular microbiology laboratory, illustrating how operational success and benefits can be achieved.

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