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

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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