Clinical Chemistry · stage 6 of 6

Closing the loop

Getting the finding to the person who can act on it, leaving a record that survives an audit, and raising the things that should not be quietly fixed. You will be able to finish a case properly and to speak up when the system, or a colleague, has failed.

Work through these in order

1. 1Deciding which findings actually change patient careEvaluation and Interpretation
2. 2Getting the outcome to the right clinician in timeReporting and Communication
3. 3Recording what you observe while the work is in progressReporting and Communication
4. 4Building the permanent record of results and conversationsReporting and Communication
5. 5Sending work onward for reflex and confirmatory testingReporting and Communication
6. 6Routing specimens to where a diagnosis can be establishedReporting and Communication
7. 7Closing the loop on every test that was orderedReporting and Communication
8. 8Handling laboratory and patient data over its whole lifeQuality Assurance
9. 9Writing up an incident so it can be acted onSafety
10. 10Raising a hazard before it causes harmSafety
11. 11Raising deficiencies instead of quietly fixing themQuality Assurance
12. 12Speaking up when quality or safety has failedReporting and Communication
13. 13Saying something when a colleague's practice is unsafeProfessionalism
14. 14Working as one link in a longer chainProfessionalism

This reading order is MLTPrep’s own. To browse the same material filed against the competency areas instead, go back to the Clinical Chemistry study guide.

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