| 91-01 Wristband Identification Error Reporting |
| Objective: |
To study the error rate of patient wristband identification based on the number of phlebotomies and number of patients found without a wristband, wearing another patient’s wristband, or with missing, erroneous, or illegible information on the wristband. |
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For more information
about this study, see:
Instructions and Forms. (PDF, 189 KB)
Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
1993;117:573-577. (PDF, 362 K) |
| 91-02 TDM Timing |
| Objective: |
To describe and improve
test utilization of a therapeutic drug, by assessing the rate of elevated
drug levels in the blood with specimens drawn at inappropriate times. |
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For more information
about this study, see:
Instructions and Forms. (PDF, 198 KB)
Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
1993;117:684-690. (PDF, 464 K) |
| 91-03 Colorectal Carcinoma Surgical Pathology Report Adequacy |
| Objective: |
To monitor and evaluate
the surgical pathology reports of resected primary colorectal carcinomas
for adequacy of the content of information that contributes to optimal patient
care. |
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For more information
about this study, see:
Instructions and Forms. (PDF, 188 KB)
Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
1992;116:1113-1119. (PDF, 504 K) |
| 91-04 Sputum Specimen Adequacy |
| Objective: |
To evaluate the gram stain as a measure of sputum specimen quality, and to evaluate the relationship of gram stain screening to sputum specimen rejection and resubmission. |
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For more information
about this study, see:
Instructions and Forms. (PDF, 233 KB)
Data Analysis and Critique. (PDF, 412 K) |
| 91-05 Routine Test Turnaround Time |
| Objective: |
To describe the factors
that influence the turnaround time of two tests, white blood cell count
(WBC) and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) ordered as a routine test for normal
morning specimen collection. A second objective is to determine whether
rapid turnaround time for routine tests influences the number of STAT tests
ordered. |
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For more information
about this study, see:
Instructions and Forms. (PDF, 215 KB)
Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
1995;119:918-923. (PDF, 432 K) |
| 91-06 Lung Carcinoma Surgical Pathology Report Adequacy |
| Objective: |
To monitor and evaluate
the adequacy of information in the surgical pathology reports of primary
lung carcinomas, and to ascertain current practice patterns in surgical
pathology. |
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For more information
about this study, see:
Instructions and Forms. (PDF, 237 KB)
Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
1995;119:922-927. (PDF, 432 K) |
| 91-07 Blood Utilization |
| Objective: |
To develop blood utilization statistics for comparison among participant institutions, and for comparison with the 1989 Q-Probes study of Blood Utilization. |
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For more information about this study, see:
Instructions and Forms. (PDF, 315 KB)
Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
1995;119:999-1006. (PDF, 555 K)
Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
2002;126:150-156.
Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
2002;126:527-532.
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| 91-08 Postanalytical QA: Hypercalcemia |
| Objective: |
To investigate postanalytical clinical action taken after an unusual laboratory test or result. |
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For more information about this study, see:
Instructions and Forms. (PDF, 296 KB)
Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
2000;124:504-510. |
| 91-09 Bedside Glucose Monitoring |
| Objective: |
To gather data about
the current status of bedside glucose monitoring programs and the ability
to produce precise and accurate results. |
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For more information
about this study, see:
Instructions and Forms. (PDF, 208 KB)
Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
1993;117:1080-1087 (PDF, 610 K) and 1996;120:333-338. (PDF, 610 K) |
| 91-10 The INR and Monitoring of Oral Anticoagulation |
| Objective: |
To study the use of the International Sensitivity Index (IS) and International Normalized Ratio (INR) and the impact of reporting format on the clinical utility of monitoring oral anticoagulation. |
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For more information
about this study, see:
Instructions and Forms. (PDF, 291 KB)
Data Analysis and Critique. (PDF, 861 K) |
| 91-11 Cervicovaginal Cytology Specimen Adequacy |
| Objective: |
To assess laboratory cervicovaginal cytology specimen acquisition and adequacy/rejection criteria and to monitor and evaluate causes of unsatisfactory/less than optimal cervicovaginal smears using laboratory criteria. |
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For more information
about this study, see:
Instructions and Forms. (PDF, 199 KB)
Data Analysis and Critique. (PDF, 414 K) |
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