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Valley Children’s Hospital

Faster turnaround-times and major efficiency improvements drive end-to-end lab gains


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Type

Pediatric Hospital

Size

330 Beds

94 Laboratory Staff

 

Volume

600 samples per day

 

Discipline

Chemistry

 

LIS

Meditech, migrating to Epic Beaker

The Problem

Like most labs in today’s environment, Valley Children’s was under pressure to do more, faster – and often with fewer resources. In an effort to provide more value for their patients, they implemented LEAN principles that reduce wasteful practices and allow Clinical Laboratory Scientists to work at their maximum skill level. The team at Valley Children’s determined they needed to improve workflow efficiency and make those workflows consistent.

Key Takeaways

  • Improved average test turnaround-time by 7-9 minutes
  • Automated test validation for 80%+ of tests
  • Added hundreds of hours of lab workflow capacity

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