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: 1.5Estimated Completion Time: 1.5 hourFormat: Online Educational Activity and Post ExamPhysician Competencies: Medical knowledge
Eligibility for CME/CMLE Credit: Max three attempts. You will have a maximum of three attempts to meet the following criteria:
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:
Technical Considerations
Release Date: 12/1/2015 Review Date:Expiration Date: 6/30/2025
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