
Hidden Operational and Compliance Costs of Manual Systems in Modern Laboratories
A spreadsheet rarely looks expensive. Neither does a paper log or an extra 10 minutes spent searching for a sample

A spreadsheet rarely looks expensive. Neither does a paper log or an extra 10 minutes spent searching for a sample

A missed calibration deadline, an undocumented repair, or an instrument used beyond its acceptable limits can compromise laboratory results and
An auditor asks for the history of a sample. Can your lab show where it came from, who handled it,

A sample sitting in a freezer may look like a storage problem. In practice, it can be a records-management problem

A sample can be perfectly collected and still go wrong in the lab. It can be mislabeled, stored incorrectly, left

A sample can be collected perfectly and still become a problem once it reaches the laboratory. It gets logged incorrectly.

A lab sample can be tested correctly and still leave a laboratory with a quality problem if its history is

A single sample mix-up can undermine an entire laboratory workflow. In a College of American Pathologists (CAP) Q-Probes study on specimen

Approximately 70% of medical decisions rely on laboratory test results, yet nearly 80% of clinical laboratories report complaints about slow

How much time does your laboratory spend looking for information that should take seconds to find? A technician needs the
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