PMID- 10152574 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19960117 LR - 20161021 IS - 0888-7950 (Print) IS - 0888-7950 (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 5 DP - 1995 Sep-Oct TI - A model to begin reengineering the laboratory. How do you change an outmoded laboratory structure? PG - 396-8, 400-3 AB - If a traditionally structured laboratory cannot incorporate new technologies efficiently and can no longer meet its changing service demands, it may require reengineering. A model is presented that can be followed by the laboratory director and a small group of planning colleagues to begin the process. The model was effectively used at British Columbia's Children's and Women's Hospitals (BCCH/WH) to review their laboratory structure and redraft it for the future. The model considers the external and internal pressures facing the laboratory. Technological trends, which have significant impact on laboratory service, are also incorporated into the model. The current list of services, staff expertise, and laboratory specialties is used as the base in the model to formulate the opportunities for improvements and identify the future direction of the laboratory. These opportunities are the context for the vision of the future laboratory. With this vision in mind and a creative planning approach, a new optimum laboratory structure can be outlined. This model begins the reengineering process and can be applied to any laboratory where there is the need for dramatic improvements to accommodate the changes in today's rapidly evolving health-care environment. FAU - Herbst, D S AU - Herbst DS AD - British Columbia's Children's Hospital and British Columbia's Women's Hospital and Health Centre Society, Canada. FAU - Dimmick, J E AU - Dimmick JE LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Clin Lab Manage Rev JT - Clinical laboratory management review : official publication of the Clinical Laboratory Management Association JID - 8805785 MH - British Columbia MH - *Hospital Restructuring MH - Hospitals, Maternity MH - Hospitals, Pediatric MH - Humans MH - Laboratories, Hospital/*organization & administration MH - Medical Laboratory Science/trends MH - *Models, Organizational MH - Psychology, Industrial EDAT- 1995/08/06 00:00 MHDA- 1995/08/06 00:01 CRDT- 1995/08/06 00:00 PHST- 1995/08/06 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1995/08/06 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1995/08/06 00:00 [entrez] PST - ppublish SO - Clin Lab Manage Rev. 1995 Sep-Oct;9(5):396-8, 400-3.