Implementation of the WASPLab™ and first year achievements within a university hospital

Article Article scientifique Article Implementation of the WASPLab™ and first year achievements within a university hospital eng 2020 author Cherkaoui Abdessalam 504646 author Renzi Gesuele 111073 author Viollet Arnaud 941216 author Fleischmann Mark Mike 28869 author Metral-Boffod Ludovic 647651 author Dominguez Amado David 418701 author Vuilleumier Nicolas 61406 author Schrenzel Jacques 29184 1527-1534 10.1007/s10096-020-03872-1 32248509 0934-9723 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10096-020-03872-1 In essence, automation can be driven by several of the following incentives: increased processing capacity of the laboratory, better costs control through processes standardization, optimized traceability, or improved workflows to reduce turnaround times (TAT). This project aims at presenting an overview of the project management and change management with a focus on the major challenges addressed by lab staff and laboratory leadership during the different phases of the implementation of the WASPLab™ in a routine clinical bacteriology laboratory. This paper reports our experience and reviews changes in the bacteriology laboratory at Geneva University Hospitals when shifting to the WASPLab™. Practically, the whole automation process was segmented into different packages (specimen type-based segmentation) allowing sequential validation, staff training, and routine implementation. Such process allowed reaching 90% of the identified "automatable" samples within 1 year, including personal training, documentation for accreditation supported by publications, without interrupting routine operations. In addition, we implemented a validated automated solution for antimicrobial disk diffusion susceptibility testing. Structured supervision and accurate monitoring of all the activities related to the automation project including key partners such as IT support, technical committee, and after-sales service guaranteed a swift and timely achievement of the project allowing the improvement of the workflow in routine bacteriology within 1 year. Automation, Laboratory/standards Bacteriology Hospitals, University Humans Laboratories, Hospital/standards Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care Quality Improvement Switzerland Workflow Dewey 616 56 Département de médecine 221 false 338 Génomique et microbiote 604 211 Auto-immunité, inflammation et athérosclérose 270 European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases 39 8 e8804e3a-1a29-4d8d-99d8-09d8a95d0665 Article (Published version) Restricted is10096-020-03872-1-1.pdf 1586904 application/pdf restrictedAccess Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine

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