Finding the Right Referral Laboratory

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Cardinal Health Lab Briefings webinar series

This webinar is presented by Laura McClannan, MT(ASCP)SBB, CQA(ASQ), Quality Director at Oklahoma Blood Institute.

Title: Finding the Right Referral Laboratory

Overview

This webinar will provide an overview of the process for identifying appropriate qualification criteria and establishing a selection process for selecting a referral laboratory, developing an agreement and implementing processes to utilize the referral laboratory’s services.

Objectives

Upon completion of this continuing education activity, the participant should be able to:

Describe the process to select a referral laboratory or consultative services
Describe processes needed to utilize referral laboratory or consultative services
Develop metrics to evaluate a referral laboratory’s or consultant’s performance

Intended audience

This continuing education credit is intended for use by clinical laboratory professionals who are interested in learning strategies for selecting a referral laboratory or consultative services and what metrics exist to evaluate performance.

Take the course and obtain CE credits

Attend this basic level webinars at no cost. Cardinal Health is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. This webinar is managed by Whitehat Communications and offer one P.A.C.E.® Continuing Education contact hour for up to six months after the live event.

One P.A.C.E.® credit is available upon completion of the course: Finding the Right Referral Laboratory

P.A.C.E.® credits are widely recognized in the clinical laboratory profession and can be used to fulfill most continuing education requirements.

Take the CE course

References:

¹Albert, R. K., & Zwang, O. (2017, May 29). Improving Cost Effectiveness of Blood Cultures. Retrieved from https://www.journalofhospitalmedicine.com/jhospmed/article/126938/improving-cost-effectiveness-blood-cultures.

²Ford, A. (2017, October 4). With diversion, lower blood culture contamination rates. Retrieved from https://www.captodayonline.com/diversion-lower-blood-culture-contamination-rates/