2020 CLMA Minnesota - Roaring 20’'s Winter Member Meeting
“Rise, Shine, Lead” Key Note Speech
An inspirational day full of tactical and tangible tips and resources for laboratory leaders.
Hilton Minneapolis/Bloomington
Bloomington, MN 55437
9:00A – 9:30A Registration/Continental Breakfast
9:30A – 9:40A Welcome – Jason Majorowicz,MBA CLMA MN President & Quality Management Coordinator, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo
9:40A – 10:40A Keynote Speaker – Kayla Fahey-Ahrndt, MLS(ASCP)SBB, CLMA MN Board Member & Transfusion Medicine Program Manager at M Health Fairview
10:40A – 10:50A Break
10:50A – 11:50A Staffing to Workload Session
11:50A – 12:00P Vendor Introductions
12:00P – 1:00P Luncheon & Vendor Exhibits
1:15P – 2:15P Staffing to Workload and Creating Operational Efficiencies Workshop
2:15P – 2:30P Break
2:30P – 3:20P Final Speaker
3:20-3:30 Drawing – Prizes for Members Recruiting New Members
CLMA 2019 Knowledge Lab - Grapevine, Texas
Reducing Lost Specimens One Sample at a Time: Our Journey
Track: Quality Improvement
Session Number: 802
Date: Tue, Apr 2nd, 2019
Time: 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Room: Grapevine 1-2
Description:
Laboratories continually assess the quality of results. Not as much effort has been focused on the non-analytic steps of the testing process, where most errors occur. In the fall of 2017, a team of M Health laboratorians began their journey identifying the potential for significant quality improvement in error reduction using automation, process improvements, and engineering tools. This presentation details our journey of discovery, our findings, and painful culture change.
Session Type: Breakout Session
Body of Knowledge Domains: Quality Management for Patient Safety
Content Level: Essential
Learning Objective 1: Identify and learn from your lab processes to decrease lost or missing specimens
Learning Objective 2: Learn how to employ metrics to track lost specimens and near misses, while building a culture that supports a robust error tracking process by removing the fears of making mistakes and encouraging transparency.
Learning Objective 3: Understand how standardized processes, tools, and behaviors lessen the chance for lost specimens to create a network to share best practices and quality tools
With her colleagues, Marya Awker and Vicki Erickson, Kayla Fahey-Ahrndt wrote an article detailing their learnings about reducing lost specimens after realizing their organization had to overcome a culture of tolerance. The article details their journey to create quality systems and structures to allow for continuous improvement and higher patient satisfaction.
2018 American Red Cross Trends in Transfusion
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