Web-Based Presentation by: Sheleste Anne Marie R. Vergara BMLS - 1B American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science, House of Delegates. ASCLS Position Paper: Patient Safety and Clinical Laboratory Science [Internet]. 2015 Jul [cited 14 Dec 2020] https://ascls.org/value-of-clinical-laboratory-services/

1. Presented by:
Sheleste Anne Marie R. Vergara
BMLS - 1B
Value of Medical
Laboratory Science
Personnel and Clinical
Laboratory Services in
Healthcare
The American Society for
Clinical Laboratory Science

2. In today's complex healthcare system, medical
laboratory specialists provide clinical information
and services that contribute to the effective
delivery of care. The necessity for clinical laboratory
services and competent laboratory personnel is
highlighted by the public health response.
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3. M E D L A B S C I
Clinical Decision Support – Providing Test Results
Five areas where clinical laboratory services add value to
the healthcare system:
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Clinical Decision Support – Consultation and Collaboration
Patient Safety and Health Outcomes
Financial Value
Public Health & Policy – Research and Development Support

4. Clinical Decision Support – Providing
Test Results
- Medical laboratory specialists use cutting-
edge technologies to generate objective clinical
data that guides clinical decision-making. Tests
are required to prevent, diagnose, and manage
various diseases and conditions.
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5. Clinical Decision Support – Providing
Test Results
- Clinical laboratory testing improvements
provide quicker provision of findings with the
assistance of patient-centered information to
easily identify the disease and manage
treatment outcomes.
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6. Clinical Decision Support – Consultation
and Collaboration
- Medical laboratory professionals consult
with and work with other healthcare
professionals to ensure informed patient
care decision-making.
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7. Clinical Decision Support – Consultation
and Collaboration
- These medical professionals produce
clinical laboratory evidence-based practice
recommendations and give clinical data
and assistance for risk management and
patient safety.
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8. Patient Safety and Health Outcomes
- Medical laboratory professionals are advocates
of patient safety and essential members of the
healthcare team in establishing a patient safety
and quality culture as defined by the National
Academy of Medicine (NAM).
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9. Patient Safety and Health Outcomes
- There are approaches to provide accurate
clinical laboratory services, such as recognizing
the patient as the primary focus of the practice
and utilizing evidence-based laboratory practice
to enable and support change.
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10. Financial Value
- Assuring proper clinical decisions may have an
impact on the patient's result and healthcare
costs. Patient outcomes will result in a shorter
duration of stay in the hospital and lower
medical care costs.
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11. Financial Value
- Having effective and efficient clinical
laboratory services will benefit the parent
organization by preventing relapse, slowing
disease progression, and lowering the need
for long-term care.
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12. Public Health & Policy – Research and
Development Support
- Clinical laboratory services provide clinical
data to aid in public health decision-making
and the formation of healthcare policy.
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13. Public Health & Policy – Research and
Development Support
- Clinical laboratory data provide basic clinical
information analytics to improve public health
monitoring systems, population health policies,
and global health strategies.
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14. Reference:
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science,
House of Delegates. ASCLS Position Paper: Patient
Safety and Clinical Laboratory Science [Internet]. 2015
Jul [cited 14 Dec 2020]
https://ascls.org/value-of-clinical-laboratory-services/
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15. THANK YOU!
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