| BIOCHEMISTRY & IMMUNOASSAYS | HEMATOLOGY-CBC | COAGULATION | |||||||
| BEFORE AUTO | PHASE I | PHASE II | BEFORE AUTO | PHASE I | PHASE II | BEFORE AUTO | PHASE I | PHASE II | |
| Reception | n | s | t | n | s | t | n | s | t |
| Sorting | n | s | n | s | n | ||||
| Scan bar-codes | n | s | n | s | n | ||||
| Load samples in centrifuge | n | n | s | t | |||||
| Centrifuge samples | n | n | s | t | |||||
| Unload tubes from centrifuge | n | n | s | t | |||||
| Split samples for separate workstation | n | n | |||||||
| Distribute samples to each workstation | n | n | s | n | s | t | |||
| Visualize serum indices | n | n | s | t | |||||
| Decap tubes | n | n | s | t | |||||
| Load equipment | n | s | t | n | s | t | n | s | t |
| Store | n | s | t | n | s | t | n | s | t |
| Total # manual steps | 12 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
n Computerized Core Lab (including autoverification of results and 75 percent of all specimens bar-coded at point of collection).
s Core Lab – Automation Phase I (Biochemistry and Immunoassays processed by automation ~ 60 percent of volume of samples).
t Core Lab – Automation Phase II (90 percent of all specimens processed on automation. Electronic accessioning performed directly on automation system).
