Many diagnostic errors are associated with laboratory testing, and many of these are
preventable. However, a reduction in testing-related diagnostic errors (TDE) is hindered by the …

BACKGROUND Systematic evidence of the contribution made by laboratory medicine to
patient outcomes and the overall process of healthcare is difficult to find. An understanding of …

… SUSAN J BECK, MARY F BRIDEN, PAUL L EPNER … Duzan, ASCLS (manager); Paul Epner,
industry (Abbott Diagnostics); … Paul L Epner MEd MBA is director, Healthcare Improvement …

Context.— The laboratory total testing process includes preanalytic, analytic, and postanalytic
phases, but most laboratory quality improvement efforts address the analytic phase. …

1200 JALM| 1199–1202| 08: 06| November 2023 patient-facing staff and are therefore
deprived of laboratorians’ expertise, which is unfortunate given the prominent role of the testing …

The Coordinating Council on the Clinical Laboratory Workforce (CCCLW) initiated a task
force charged with describing the value of clinical laboratory medicine toward the overarching …

Point-of-care testing (PoCT) continues to grow faster than most other segments of the clinical
laboratory, and further expansion is likely given the ongoing development of new platforms, …

… Epner has been the Labs are Vital initiative launched by Abbott. Among other responsibilities,
Mr. Epner serves CLMA as Vice-Chair of the Patient Safety & Quality Committee, as Chair …

… Epner PL … Sciacovelli L, Lippi G, Sumarac Z, West J, Garcia Del Pino Castro I, Furtado
Vieira K, Ivanov A, Plebani M; Working Group “Laboratory Errors and Patient Safety” of …

Research released in July 2019 adds to the mounting evidence that diagnostic errors are
the most common, catastrophic, and costly of serious medical errors—those resulting in …