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Vancouver Coastal Health Case Study

Achieving 95% Autoverification Levels in Hematology


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Type

Academic Health Science

Size

800 Beds

Instrumentation

Sysmex / Cellavision

Volume

1200 CBC’s daily

Specialties

Trauma Center
Leukemia & Bone Marrow Transplant
Solid Organ Transplant Center
Neurosurgery

Discipline

Hematology

LIS

Sunquest Laboratory

Overview

Vancouver General Hospital, an 800 bed academic health science center, has several programs and specialities. They were under pressure with labor shortages, shrinking budgets and growing volumes which is why they decided to pursue autoverification in hematology. Data Innovations offered an autoverification solution through Instrument ManagerTM which allowed them to:

  • Reduce reporting errors
  • Minimize misinterpretation of results handling
  • Significantly reduce turn-around time
  • Achieve a paperless Hematology workspace

Key Takeaways

  • Autoverification
    • Hematology: 95% (Sysmex)
    • Autoimmune: 100% (Luminex)
    • Coagulation: 90%+ (ACL Tops)
  • 34% Reduction in turn-around time
  • Special Rules
    • Rules for specialty Areas
    • Rules LIS could not do
    • Critical callback
    • Second level review
  • Changed instruments
    • 1 to 2 days to change rules

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