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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
卷 59, 期 3, 页码 -出版社
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01969-20
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efficiency; laboratory automation
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This study is the first large, multicenter study in North America to report on the benefits derived from laboratory automation measured in full-time equivalents (FTE), FTE reallocation, productivity, cost per specimen, and cost avoidance. The results show that regardless of the size of the facility, improved efficiencies can be realized after implementation of full laboratory automation.
Automation in clinical microbiology is starting to become more commonplace and reportedly offers several advantages over the manual laboratory. Most studies have reported on the rapid turnaround times for culture results, including times for identification of pathogens and their respective antimicrobial susceptibilities, but few have studied the benefits from a laboratory efficiency point of view. This is the first large, multicenter study in North America to report on the benefits derived from automation measured in full-time equivalents (FTE), FTE reallocation, productivity, cost per specimen, and cost avoidance. Pre- and post-full automation audits were done at 4 laboratories that have vastly different culture volumes, and results show that regardless of the size of the facility, improved efficiencies can be realized after implementation of full laboratory automation.
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