We studied the effect of a fully automated microwave-assisted rapid tissue processor (RTP) on histologic examination and on the turnaround time for surgical pathology reports. A quality assurance program reviewed the histologic sections obtained by the rapid processing method for the last 3 calendar years. In addition, the histologic results from this method were compared blindly with those obt...

BACKGROUND This study aims to audit analytic turnaround time (TAT) in a histopathology laboratory with a view to assessing the timeliness of its reports, identify causes of delay in its TAT, and compare this with client perception of its performance. MATERIALS AND METHODS Records of 1440 batches of specimens processed over a 5-year period in the histopathology laboratory of a teaching hospita...

This analysis looks at the application of a robust process improvement methodology to achieve a sustained organizational change. The implementation took place in a safety net hospital's operating suites that had a problem with relatively long, nonproductive turnover times between surgical procedures. Organizational leadership empowered stakeholders to use Lean and Six-Sigma tools to develop mor...

The paper presents a review of the average accelerator turnaround time in existing superconducting hadron machines (HERA at DESY@, RHIC at BNL§ and the TEVATRON at FNAL&). Based on the past experience with these previous hadron accelerators the paper aims at a best guess estimate for an initial and optimum turnaround time in the LHC during the first year of operation and for routine operation a...