Strategies for Evaluating Critical Value Limits: Opportunities for Saving Time and Money Without Compromising Care (original) (raw)

The article discusses strategies for evaluating critical value limits in clinical laboratories, emphasizing the need for efficiency in communication and monitoring without compromising patient care. It addresses the complexities arising from varying definitions of critical values among hospitals and suggests the adoption of a tiered alert system to better categorize test results. Furthermore, it highlights the role of automation and electronic alerts in streamlining the reporting process, aiming to improve patient safety while reducing the burden on medical technologists.