CLS: Patient Safety Education

What is the name of the organization that identified the problems in the U.S. healthcare system and described six aims to improve the delivery of healthcare?

Institute of Medicine

Which of the following is an example of Safe healthcare?

Providing laboratory testing in which each patient has been identified accurately

Which of the following is a component of providing Effective healthcare?

All of the above

Which of the following is true with respect to providing Efficient laboratory services?

Limiting repeat testing due to hemolyzed and clotted samples

Timeliness with respect to providing quality laboratory services is best defined as:

Time from clinician ordering laboratory test to clinician taking action

Which of the following is the best example of providing Patient-Centered clinical laboratory testing?

Distributing patient education information prior to performing venipuncture

Which of the following is the best example of providing Equitable clinical laboratory testing?

Opening the laboratory’s phlebotomy collection station on weekends

Which of the following is an example of providing Patient-Centered laboratory services?

A and C

Which of the following should a Medical Laboratory Scientist focus upon in order to improve the Effectiveness of laboratory testing services?

Limiting overuse, underuse, and misuse of laboratory testing services

Which of the following is an example of providing Equitable laboratory services?

Distributing instruction materials for patients in languages other than English