Test turnaround times are often monitored on a monthly basis. However, such an interval usually means that not all causes for delay in test reporting can be unequivocally identified for institution of remedial action. We have devised a daily chart--the freckle plot--that graphically displays the test turnaround times by laboratory receipt time. Different symbols are used to designate specimens ...

Histopathology laboratories aim to deliver high quality diagnoses based on patient tissue samples. Indicators for quality are the accuracy of the diagnoses and the diagnostic turnaround times. However, challenges exist regarding employee workload and turnaround times in the histopathology laboratory. This paper proposes a decomposed planning and scheduling method for the histopathology laborato...

HYPOTHESIS A massive transfusion protocol (MTP) decreases the use of blood components, as well as turnaround times, costs, and mortality. DESIGN Retrospective before-and-after cohort study. SETTING Academic level I urban trauma center. PATIENTS AND METHODS Blood component use was compared in 132 patients during a 2-year period following the implementation of an MTP; 46 patients who were t...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to compare the turnaround time for liquid culturing and primary anti-tuberculous drug susceptibility testing (DST) performed using the mycobacteria growth indicator tube (MGIT) 960 system (Becton Dickinson, USA) with that for conventional culturing and DST (by the absolute concentration method) performed using solid culture medium and to determine the co...

BACKGROUND To analyze the turnaround times of psychiatric patients within the Emergency Department (ED) from registration to discharge or hospitalization in a University Hospital in 2002. METHODS Data from a one-year period of psychiatric admissions to the emergency service at a University Hospital were monitored and analyzed focused on turnaround times within the ED. Information on patients ...

BACKGROUND The movement of organelles in root hairs primarily occurs along the actin cytoskeleton. Circulation and "reverse fountain" cytoplasmic streaming constitute the typical forms by which most organelles (such as mitochondria and the Golgi apparatus) in plant root hair cells engage in bidirectional movement. However, there remains a lack of in-depth research regarding the relationship bet...

Round Robin (RR) is a pre-emptive algorithm used in multiprogrammed, conventional systems to schedule all the processes which are present in ready queue for execution. It has some advantages over other algorithms i.e., it gives a chance to all process to utilize processor for equal time interval. But this technique increases average turnaround time, average waiting time and if quantum value is ...

The aim of this research was to examine the organizational restructuring strategies and performance Aga-Khan Hospital Mombasa. study anchored on following theories: Lewin’s Change Management theory, Kotter’s change theory ADKAR model. Descriptive approach used. Target population for 78 management staff from hospital. To ensure efficiency, validity reliability data collection instrument tested. ...

Identification of alterations in ALK gene and development of ALK-directed therapies have increased the need for accurate and efficient detection methodologies. To date, research has focused on the concordance between the two most commonly used technologies, fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) and immunohistochemistry (IHC). However, inter-test concordance reflects only one, albeit importan...