Approach for improving safety and shortening of inspection time

Abstract

A decision was made to renew an existing information system along with our facility reconstruction. The main objective of the project is twofold: shortening of inspection time and strengthening of countermeasures against inspection malpractices. We verified the process from outpatient admission to inspection completion in order to reduce the inspection time. A system was developed to improve the efficiency of specimen reception via the centralized system of blood sampling, urine collection, and physiological function test. For countermeasures against inspection malpractice, we selected a departmental system that meets required specifications, and amended the authentication process in the blood transfusion test. Since the centralized admission could not be achieved only by utilizing standard functions, a system was developed to admit patients in an all-inclusive manner by a method that allows aggregation of information requested by departments pertaining to various inspection types and master code systems. Unavoidable problems associated with specific attributes of the system were addressed by amending the operation of the system. As a result, the average time required to report on inspections was reduced from 45 to 35 min. On the other hand, the development of countermeasures against inspection malpractice requires further elaboration.