Concepts for Lean Laboratory Organization In the last decades, hospital laboratories are beset on all sides by demands to lower the costs of laboratory procedures and at the same time to provide (i) more rapid and usable services, (ii) a broader spectrum of parameters, and (iii) process a higher frequency of specimens. These demands are voiced by patients, physicians, hospital administrators, and governmental agencies. Thus, laboratory management is required to decrease costs, increase efficiency, and promote customer satisfaction under the consideration of quality to be of primary importance. Beside the main task of a laboratory (i.e. the analysing of patient specimens, interpretation of results, expert advice for clinicians), quality management, education of technicians and medical staff, research and development, and development of economic strategies are important duties and responsibilities. A lean laboratory organisation is an important condition to cope these duties. Lean laboratory concepts have to include the preanalytical, analytical and postanalytical period. Strategic planning decisions have to be based primarily on information derived from the external environment and have to be long-term. Lean laboratory concepts always have a holistic view, including medical demands and economic aspects. An example will be shown of how lean laboratory concepts influence the organisation, efficacy and performance of a hospital laboratory. Koncept Organizacije Lean Laboratorije U poslednjih nekoliko decenija, bolničke laboratorije suočene su sa zahtevima za smanjenje troškova laboratorijskih postupaka i istovremeno i) pružanje bržih i dostupnijih usluga i ii) obrađivanje šireg spektra parametara i iii) veće frekvencije uzoraka. Ovi zahtevi potiču od pacijenata, lekara, bolničkih uprava i vladinih agencija. Tako se od uprave laboratorije očekuje da snizi troškove, poboljša efikasnost i omogući zadovoljstvo klijenata, pri čemu kvalitet ima presudnu ulogu. Pored glavnih poslova laboratorije (npr. analiziranje uzoraka pacijenata, tumačenje rezultata, stručno savetovanje kliničara), važni zadaci i odgovornosti tiču se upravljanja kvalitetom, edukacije tehničara i medicinskog osoblja, istraživanja i razvoja, kao i razvijanja ekonomskih strategija. Organizacija »Lean« laboratorije važan je uslov za uspešno obavljanje tih zadataka. Koncept »Lean« laboratorije mora obuhvatiti preanalitički, analitičku i postanalitičku fazu. Strateške odluke o planiranju moraju biti dugoročne i pre svega zasnovane na informacijama iz spoljašnje sredine. Koncept »Lean« laboratorije uvek podrazumeva holistički pristup, koji uključuje medicinske zahteve i ekonomske aspekte. Biće dat primer na koji način koncept »Lean« laboratorije utiče na organizaciju, efikasnost i delatnost bolničke laboratorije.
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