WMPI1610 - CME/CMLE - Patient & Asset Identification Tracking Systems for Patient Safety

Course Description

This course focuses on identification and tracking system technologies, including barcoding and biometrics such as iris scan and palm vein technology, that can be used in the laboratory, throughout the healthcare system, and between healthcare systems to increase patient safety.

Faculty/Authors
LMU Committee

CME/CMLE Credit: 1.5
Estimated Completion Time: 1.5 hour
Format: Online Educational Activity and Post Exam

Physician Competencies: Medical knowledge

Eligibility for CME/CMLE Credit: Max three attempts. You will have a maximum of three attempts to meet the following criteria:

Module ≥80% = CME/CMLE credit
Module <80% = No CME/CMLE credit, after a maximum of three attempts

Accreditation Statement: The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).

Credit Designation Statement: The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) designates this journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Instructions

To claim CME/CMLE credit for the exercise, do the following:

Review the Technical Considerations.
Click Go to Course to view an overview of the modules in this course.
Click Access to begin the course.
Review the Pre-Reading Assignment.
Review the Educational Activity and Learning Activity.
Complete and submit the Post Exam. You will have a maximum of three attempts to obtain the required score. You will be notified if you have met the credit requirements after each attempt.
Submit the course Evaluation.
Enter the maximum number of credits offered and click Claim CME to register credit.

Faculty Disclosure

Technical Considerations

Release Date: 12/1/2015
Review Date:
Expiration Date: 6/30/2025

Course Objectives

Following completion of this activity, you will be able to:

Explain how biometric tools are used for definitive identification

Select tools that link identified patients to a token (eg, barcode, RFID)

Select and implement systems that identify a patient for a diagnostic or therapeutic intervention as well as ensure that a machine-readable identifier is placed onto the resulting specimen

Use electronic identifiers to track a specimen throughout the lab once it has reached the anatomic or clinical pathology lab

Link aliquots back to the original patient using electronic identifiers to track derivatives of a patient specimen

Summary


Availability:	On-Demand


Credit Offered:	1.5 CME/CMLE Credits