{"id":5212,"date":"2023-03-28T10:24:26","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T08:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jphres.org\/?p=5212"},"modified":"2023-04-02T14:08:03","modified_gmt":"2023-04-02T12:08:03","slug":"clinical-laboratory-automation-a-case-study","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jphres.us.com\/index.php\/jphres\/article\/view\/881\/","title":{"rendered":"Clinical laboratory automation: a case study"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"item doi\"><span class=\"value\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4081\/jphr.2017.881\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4081\/jphr.2017.881<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<ul class=\"item authors\">\n<li><span class=\"name\"><strong>Claudia Archetti<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"affiliation\">Department of Economics and Management, University of Brescia, Italy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"name\"><strong>Alessandro Montanelli<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"affiliation\">Unique Laboratory, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"name\"><strong>Dario Finazzi<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"affiliation\">Department of Economics and Management, University of Brescia, Italy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"name\"><strong>Luigi Caimi<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"affiliation\">Unique Laboratory, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia; Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Italy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"name\"><strong>Emirena Garrafa<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"affiliation\">Unique Laboratory, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia; Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Italy.<\/span><span class=\"orcid\"><a href=\"http:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4761-6892\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4761-6892<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>ABSTRACT<\/p>\n<p><em>Background<\/em>. This paper presents a case study of an automated clinical laboratory in a large urban academic teaching hospital in the North of Italy, the Spedali Civili in Brescia, where four laboratories were merged in a unique laboratory through the introduction of laboratory automation.<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\nMaterials and Methods<\/em>. The analysis compares the preautomation situation and the new setting from a cost perspective, by considering direct and indirect costs. It also presents an analysis of the turnaround time (TAT). The study considers equipment, staff and indirect costs.<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\nResults<\/em>. The introduction of automation led to a slight increase in equipment costs which is highly compensated by a remarkable decrease in staff costs. Consequently, total costs decreased by 12.55%. The analysis of the TAT shows an improvement of nonemergency exams while emergency exams are still validated within the maximum time imposed by the hospital.<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\nConclusions<\/em>. The strategy adopted by the management, which was based on re-using the available equipment and staff when merging the pre-existing laboratories, has reached its goal: introducing automation while minimizing the costs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4081\/jphr.2017.881 Claudia Archetti Department of Economics and Management, University of Brescia, Italy. Alessandro Montanelli Unique Laboratory, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy. Dario Finazzi Department of Economics and Management, University of Brescia, Italy. Luigi Caimi Unique Laboratory, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia; Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Italy. 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