It’s Laboratory Fashion Week. Are your tubes on the best dressed list?
The Lab gets about 70 samples each day with defective labeling. The most common issue is a label that is not straight up and down, snugged up by the cap. If a barcode reader can’t read the label, Lab staff must re-label the specimen before it can be processed. Unfortunately, some cannot be corrected and require a recollection of the specimen.
We all want the best experience for our patients (i.e. no recollects and the best testing turnaround times) so we are working with nurses and PCTs to ensure specimens are always correctly labeled.
Take a look at our Worst- and Best-Dressed Tubes and you’ll never have to second guess your labeling technique again! Questions? Contact jcassbaxte@aahs.org
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