AUTOMATED LEAN METHODS IN ANATOMICAL PATHOLOGY

摘要

An embodiment of the method of the invention is a method of automatinginformation flow in a laboratory performing tissue staining comprisingpositioning a networked label printer adjacent to a cutting station, theprinter configured to access patient data directly or indirectly from thehospital LIS, the printer being configured with a data element scanner inelectronic communication with said printer; inputting data from a tissuecassette-associated data element at said printer, whereby inputting datacomprises reading the data from the cassette-associated data element anduploading the cassette data to the LIS; identifying the corresponding testprotocol identifier and then downloading the test protocol data to theprinter; printing information on labels corresponding to each test specifiedin the LIS for the patient; attaching a single label to each slide; andcutting a tissue section for each labeled slide and mounting the section onthe slide.