A quality initiative to decrease pathology specimen-labeling errors using radiofrequency identification in a high-volume endoscopy center.

Dawn L. Francis; Shalini Prabhakar; Schuyler O. Sanderson

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A quality initiative to decrease pathology specimen-labeling errors using radiofrequency identification in a high-volume endoscopy center.

May 20, 2009

Francis DL, Prabhakar S, Sanderson SO. Am J Gastroenterol. 2009;104(4):972-975.

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This study successfully reduced specimen-labeling errors by implementation of a paperless protocol using radiofrequency identification technology.

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