[Histonet] Barcoding specimen tracking, lessons you learned

[Janice Mahoney]

Great Question.  No system can eliminate errors, but using a good system with  standard process will and has proven eliminated errors.  I used the Vantage System in my lab and the only errors we had in several years (about 1 to 2 per year) occurred when staff were not following standard work and single piece flow.  These are very important LEAN concepts that work. I can't imagine implementing a bar coding system without using LEAN workflow in a lab.  Doing so would be a great waste of money.JanOmaha

> From: pathlocums <@t> gmail.com
> Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:23:37 -0700
> To: Timothy.Morken <@t> ucsfmedctr.org; histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Subject: RE: [Histonet] Barcoding specimen tracking, lessons you learned
> CC: 
> 
> See Rich Pucci at UCSF Pathology. He would be a great resource.
> 
> Sent from my Windows Phone
> From: Morken, Timothy
> Sent: 4/23/2012 10:31 AM
> To: Histonet
> Subject: [Histonet] Barcoding specimen tracking, lessons you learned
> To anyone who has implemented a barcoding/specimen tracking system in
> your lab. What lessons did you learn that would make it easier if you
> did it over? We're starting the process and I would like to get some
> input on things to look out for!
> 
> Thanks for any info and comments!
> 
> Tim Morken
> Department of Pathology
> UC San Francisco Medical Center
> 505 Parnassus Ave, Box 1656
> Room S570
> San Francisco, CA 94132
> 
> (415) 353-1266 (ph)
> (415) 514-3403 (fax)
> tim.morken <@t> ucsfmedctr.org
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Histonet mailing list
> Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Histonet mailing list
> Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet