A multidisciplinary, multifaceted improvement initiative to eliminate mislabelled laboratory specimens at a large tertiary care hospital

Edward G Seferian; Salima Jamal; Kathleen Clark; Mary Cirricione; Linda Burnes-Bolton; Mahul Amin; Neil Romanoff; Ellen Klapper

doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2014-003005

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Quality improvement report

A multidisciplinary, multifaceted improvement initiative to eliminate mislabelled laboratory specimens at a large tertiary care hospital

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Edward G Seferian Department of Pediatrics and Medical Affairs, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Salima Jamal Department of Medical Affairs—Performance Improvement, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kathleen Clark Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mary Cirricione Department of Nursing, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Linda Burnes-Bolton Department of Nursing, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mahul Amin Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Neil Romanoff Department of Medical Affairs, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ellen Klapper Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Edward G Seferian, Department of Pediatrics and Medical Affairs, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Rm. 2239, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA; Edward.seferian{at}cshs.org

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Seferian EG, Jamal S, Clark K, et al

A multidisciplinary, multifaceted improvement initiative to eliminate mislabelled laboratory specimens at a large tertiary care hospital

BMJ Quality & Safety 2014;23:690-697.

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Received March 7, 2014
Revised May 10, 2014
Accepted May 21, 2014
First published June 9, 2014.

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February 11, 2017

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