Clinical PathologyQuality Dashboard

November 2012

Clinical Pathology Quality and Performance

Blood Bank

*Blood product waste refers to outdated and improperly handled units within the blood bank, by clerks, nursing, medical staff, the pneumatic tube system losses and expired units.

Clinical Pathology Quality and Performance

Chemistry

Goal: Inpatient/Outpatient STATs=60 minutes; Internal project to reach 45 minutes. Routines=120 minutes.

Clinical Pathology Quality and Performance

Microbiology

Goal≤1 hour

Clinical Pathology Quality and Performance

Molecular Diagnostics

Clinical Pathology Quality and Performance

Phlebotomy

*Data compiled using PT/PTT, WBC, Gluc data, which are components of high volume testing. Draws begin at 4am. Mott draws begin at 6am.

Clinical Pathology Quality and Performance

Phlebotomy

Clinical Pathology Financials

Clinical Pathology Financials

Clinical Laboratory Service Enhancements------------------------------------------------------------------------------------• Labs that are working on process improvement projects

that would like to display data can contact Kristina Martin (martkris@umich.edu) for future dashboards.

Kudos

• Congratulations to Suzanne Butch, Administrative Manager Blood Bank and Transfusion Service, and W. John Judd, Emeritus Professor of Pathology.  Suzanne and John were awarded the Dale S. Smith Memorial Award at the recent 2012 AABB Annual Meeting in Boston, MA.  The Dale Smith Award is awarded by the National Blood Foundation and recognizes groundbreaking work performed in the application of technology to the practice of transfusion medicine.  Suzanne and John were recognized for their "pioneering achievement and championing of the electronic computer crossmatch as a means to expand blood banking while ensuring patient care".  The University of Michigan was the first hospital to implement and validate the electronic crossmatch in the United States. At present, nearly 20% of US hospitals have now adopted the electronic crossmatch.

• The University of Michigan Blood Bank, Transfusion and Apheresis Service was again well-represented at the recent 2012 AABB Annual Meeting in Boston, MA, which hosted over 6250 participants. University of Michigan staff participated or directed 11 educational sessions, 2 oral abstract sessions and 6 poster presentations. Special recognition to Joan Debusscher and her co-authors in Cell Therapy and Microbiology, whose poster "Reduced Recovery of Propionobacterium Acnes by BactT/Alert Blood Culture System Compred to CFR-Compliant Method" was recognized as a TOP POSTER, which recognizes the top 5% of 450 accepted poster presentations. Dr. Laura Cooling served as Chair of the 2012 Annual Meeting Education Program Committee and has been reconfirmed as the Chair for the 2013 AABB Annual Meeting in Denver, Co.

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