Abstract: Tracer Methodology can be used to give valuable insight into the practical applications of an organization's processes. The adoption of a laboratory tracer, whether in a mock audit in preparation for accreditation or in a bid to improve processes, gives a holistic and comprehensive view of a department's protocols as well as the efficacy of its communication and collaboration with other departments in the hospital. The laboratory is the nexus of a multi-specialty tertiary care urban hospital. This paper aims to provide an idea about how the laboratory tracer is to be implemented and to show the advantages to the laboratory and the hospital staff as it will help to showcase lacunae in processes, which can help to improve the quality of care given to patients.
Keywords: Laboratory tracer, audit, medical laboratory, accreditation, hospital.
Title: The Use of Tracer Methodology in a Hospital based Medical Laboratory
Author: Lakshmi Vaswani, Rupali Parikh
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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