W1 specimen preparation Flashcards
laboratory information system
also known as lis -maintains patient information and specimen testing data usually integrated with his (hospital information system)
can also be linked to physician operating systems
-when patient test request entered into lis the lis assigns it an accession number
once the specimen arrives in lab the specimen is entered into lis
– the date time and initial of when specimen was collected
– the date time and initial of when specimen was receive into lis
accession number
unique number and is attached to each specimen in requisition to keep track of and organize specimens, different accession numbers are given to the same patients if an additional requisition is made
specimen accessioning
known as the whole process of tracking the accession number and recording date and time of collection and receivement
data entry flow
initiation of request patient info collection lists or schedules preparation of labels verification of specimen collection accessioning records test results storage of test results dissemination of test results billing work unit tabulation
initiation of test request
clinic outpatient gets paper requisition in a hospital it is entered into computer system
patient info
patient info (physician, lab professional etc0 enter patient collection data from requisition into database or lis * make sure demographics are transcribed correctly
blood collection schedules
specimens organized and decided into lists upon when they will be collected ex: routine collection in cardiac unit at 0700
outpatients blood collected as soon as possible
*common technique is when requisitions are grouped together to say a specific area and one phlebotomist will go and collect these specimens
draw list
used to indicate collection requests
this may be in the form of specimen labels
of listing the tests required for collection
prep of labels
pre printed and applied to blood tubes immediately after collection
most have bar code indicating accession number
lab personal can write on label
verification of specimen collection
record time date and initials on all tubes and requisition
accession records
record of collection into computer- scan of labels and record of who collected it
if no code to scan a phlebotomist will verify by pulling up requisition and entering collected code
notes included
test results
results automatically downloaded to lis or are manually entered after being verified by mtl or supervisor
storage of results
usually electronic storage
dissemination of results
results transfer to physician as soon as verified
biling
paid by lab budget alberta health care or people can pay for them themself
