Statements from the following verified business professionals were used to create this chart:
Title |
Company Size |
Industry |
Response |
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Laboratory Manager |
State & Local |
Government |
- Mislabeled specimen – incorrect name, contents, information, or specimen source
- Incomplete specimen label – missing information on label, e.g. patient information, date, time
- Requisition/specimen mismatched – name on specimen doesn’t match requisition
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Laboratory Technologist |
Non-profit |
Non-profit |
- Improper specimen collection/handling – insufficient quantity collected, improper storage, contamination of specimen
- Incomplete specimen label – missing information on label, e.g. patient information, date, time
- Illegible specimen – label or barcode doesn’t read
- Misplaced specimen – lost or misplaced specimen
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Laboratory Manager |
Large Enterprise |
Healthcare |
- Improper specimen collection/handling – insufficient quantity collected, improper storage, contamination of specimen
- Misplaced specimen – lost or misplaced specimen
- Improper testing on specimen – wrong tests, incorrect temperature and conditions
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Laboratory Manager |
Medium Enterprise |
Healthcare |
- Improper specimen collection/handling – insufficient quantity collected, improper storage, contamination of specimen
- Unlabeled specimen – missing label on specimen
- Mislabeled specimen – incorrect name, contents, information, or specimen source
- Incomplete specimen label – missing information on label, e.g. patient information, date, time
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Laboratory Assistant/Clerk |
Large Enterprise |
Healthcare |
- Improper specimen collection/handling – insufficient quantity collected, improper storage, contamination of specimen
- Unlabeled specimen – missing label on specimen
- Mislabeled specimen – incorrect name, contents, information, or specimen source
- Incomplete specimen label – missing information on label, e.g. patient information, date, time
- Improper testing on specimen – wrong tests, incorrect temperature and conditions
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Laboratory Technologist |
Large Enterprise |
Healthcare |
- Improper specimen collection/handling – insufficient quantity collected, improper storage, contamination of specimen
- Unlabeled specimen – missing label on specimen
- Mislabeled specimen – incorrect name, contents, information, or specimen source
- Incomplete specimen label – missing information on label, e.g. patient information, date, time
- Misplaced specimen – lost or misplaced specimen
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Other |
Federal |
Government |
- Improper specimen collection/handling – insufficient quantity collected, improper storage, contamination of specimen
- Unlabeled specimen – missing label on specimen
- Mislabeled specimen – incorrect name, contents, information, or specimen source
- Incomplete specimen label – missing information on label, e.g. patient information, date, time
- Illegible specimen – label or barcode doesn’t read
- Requisition/specimen mismatched – name on specimen doesn’t match requisition
- Missing requisition – missing requisition or orders on specimen
- Misplaced specimen – lost or misplaced specimen
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Laboratory Director |
Non-profit |
Non-profit |
- Improper specimen collection/handling – insufficient quantity collected, improper storage, contamination of specimen
- Unlabeled specimen – missing label on specimen
- Incomplete specimen label – missing information on label, e.g. patient information, date, time
- Requisition/specimen mismatched – name on specimen doesn’t match requisition
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Laboratory Director |
Medium Enterprise |
Healthcare |
- Improper specimen collection/handling – insufficient quantity collected, improper storage, contamination of specimen
- Unlabeled specimen – missing label on specimen
- Misplaced specimen – lost or misplaced specimen
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Laboratory Engineer/Scientist |
State & Local |
Government |
- Improper specimen collection/handling – insufficient quantity collected, improper storage, contamination of specimen
- Unlabeled specimen – missing label on specimen
- Mislabeled specimen – incorrect name, contents, information, or specimen source
- Incomplete specimen label – missing information on label, e.g. patient information, date, time
- Illegible specimen – label or barcode doesn’t read
- Requisition/specimen mismatched – name on specimen doesn’t match requisition
- Missing requisition – missing requisition or orders on specimen
- Misplaced specimen – lost or misplaced specimen
- Improper testing on specimen – wrong tests, incorrect temperature and conditions
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