Workflow improvement and impact of the new Beckman Coulter LH 1500 high throughput automated hematology workcell

Laboratory Hematology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 95-101

  La Porta, Anthony D ^a   Bowden, A Shalea ^a   Barr, Sharon ^a  

^a St Joseph's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Automation; Beckman Coulter LH 1500 analyzer; Cost effectiveness; Hematology workcell; Productivity; Random access; Workflow

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYZER; AUTOMATION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL LABORATORY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; RETICULOCYTE COUNT;

AUTOMATION; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CLINICAL LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; EFFICIENCY; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 3042847687     PISSN: 10802924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1532/LH96.04022     Document Type: Article

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