Concept Paper Sample
Concept Paper Sample
Concept Paper Sample
Introduction
The last few decades have seen a significant decrease in the rates of analytical
errors in clinical laboratories. Evidence demonstrates that pre- and post-analytical steps of the
total testing process (TTP) are more error-prone than the analytical phase. Most errors are
centered approach to the delivery of health-care services, there is the need to investigate, in the
TTP, any possible defect that may have a negative impact on the patient. In the interests of
patients, any direct or indirect negative consequence related to a laboratory test must be
considered, irrespective of which step is involved and whether the error depends on a laboratory
request, error in patient identification and/or blood collection). Patient misidentification and
problems communicating results, which affect the delivery of diagnostic services, are recognized
as the main goals for quality improvement. International initiatives aim at improving these
aspects. Grading laboratory errors on the basis of their seriousness should help identify priorities
to consider not only the actual patient harm sustained but also the potential worst-case outcome
if such an error were to reoccur. The most important lessons we have learned are that system
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theory also applies to laboratory testing and that errors and injuries can be prevented by
redesigning systems that render it difficult for all health-care professionals to make mistakes.
Rationale
Unlike many components of the health care system that are still besieged with the
issue of patient quality outcomes, laboratories have always been forerunners in pursuing quality
in their analytical processes. (Goswani et al., 2010) The concepts and practices of quality
assessment programs have been a routine in laboratory diagnostics. Proficient laboratory service
is the cornerstone of modern health care systems and contributes about 70% towards medical
diagnoses and treatments. (Lippi et al., 2009) Automated innovations have also contributed to a
significant improvement in the field of laboratory science, but errors still prevail. (Hawkins,
Advances in science and technology have led to many path-breaking innovations that
have transformed laboratory diagnostics from manual, cumbersome testing methods to fully
automated science, ensuring accuracy and speed. However, the laboratory cannot function in
isolation. It is dependent upon other departments, mainly the clinical division for properly filled
requisition slips and samples for analysis. Mounting evidence indicates that reliability cannot be
achieved in a clinical laboratory through the mere promotion of accuracy in the analytical phase
of the testing process. The phases before the sample reaches the laboratory (pre-analytical), when
it reaches the laboratory and analyzed (analytical), and the phase after the sample is analyzed
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Modern day diagnosis is heavily dependent upon reliable laboratory data. It is therefore
pertinent to ensure credibility of the results emanating from the clinical laboratories. Remarkable
advances in automation, sample collection, transport, and dispatch of reports have led to a drastic
But there is a long path to tread before we achieve 100% accuracy and precision. Errors
arising during sample processing are classified into pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical,
depending upon their source and time of presentation respectively. The pre-and post-analytical
The goal of the present paper is to enumerate and analyze the prevalence of different pre-
analytical, analytical, and post-analytical errors that surfaced during sample processing in the
clinical chemistry department of selected hospital-based and free standing laboratories around
Tacloban City and to propose and develop strategies pertinent to our settings to minimize their
occurrence.
Project Description
Objective
The overall purpose of the study is to enumerate and analyze the errors present in the
Clinical Chemistry Sections of selected laboratories in Tacloban City and to propose and develop
methods which laboratories may be able to use to reduce the prevalence of the observed errors.
Methodology
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The study will be utilizing the Descriptive method which will help provide a picture of a
situation as it naturally happens. The researchers will be conducting the study across four
Hospital-based Laboratories in Tacloban City and will be using an adapted Quality Control
Timeline
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8. Data analysis interpretations
and discussions 3 weeks
9. Summary conclusion and
recommendations 2 weeks
10. Reviewing work for final
submission 1 weeks
Research Section Duration
1. Title 1 week
2. Introduction 1 week
3. Need for this Study 2 weeks
4. Background 3 weeks
5. Objectives 1 week
6. Research Questions and or
Hypothesis 1 week
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7. Research Methodology 2
weeks
8. Data analysis interpretations
and discussions 3 weeks
9. Summary conclusion and
recommendations 2 weeks
10. Reviewing work for final
submission 1 weeks
Research Section Duration
1. Title 1 week
2. Introduction 1 week
3. Background 2 weeks
4. Objectives 1 week
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Support
Materials/Resources/Support Budget
Transportation 1000
Researchers will also be requiring support from the funding agency through a Letter of
Contact Information
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