Hospital Six Sigma Process: Specimen Management ...

Medical centers are collaborating to redesign processes for defect-free specimen management, which translates into much higher quality diagnoses. ...

... "The collective is finding success with quality-control methods -- such as checklists and automated specimen processing -- that were adapted from Toyota's production system and General Electric's Six Sigma principles for reducing manufacturing defects. " ...

Hospital Six Sigma Process: Specimen Management: Via Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Hospitals move to cut dangerous lab errors ...