Use of bar code labels on collection tubes for specimen management in the clinical laboratory.

作者：Lowell L. Tilzer, R. W. L. Jones · 发表于：PubMed · 年份：1988 · 被引用次数：13 · 研究领域：Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control

A new generation in specimen handling has arrived with the introduction of bar code readers on medical laboratory equipment. The incorporation of this technology into laboratory information systems offers a streamlining of specimen workflow never before achievable in a laboratory environment. The use of evacuated collection tubes as the primary sampling container on a random-access chemistry analyzer interfaced to a laboratory information system creates a very simplified sampling/analysis system with tremendous advantages. There are significant labor savings, superior service to clinicians, and reduced chances for clerical error.