The combination of specimen tracking with an advanced autolog in a laboratory information system

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 137-145

  Emmerich, Kenneth A ^a   Quam, Elsa F ^a   Bowers, Karen L ^a   Eggert, Arthur A ^a,b  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

AutoLog; Process automation; Specimen tracking; Turnaround time monitor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA BASE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LABORATORY TEST; TISSUE SECTION;

AUTOMATION; CLINICAL LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MICROCOMPUTERS; SOFTWARE; SPECIMEN HANDLING; WISCONSIN;

EID: 0031780221     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022659631904     Document Type: Article

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