The Impact of Automation on Clinical Laboratory Efficiency and Error Reduction
Abstract
Clinical laboratories have been transformed through automation; it has improved accuracy, efficiency, and patient safety and minimized human error and operational expenses. The study examines the application of automation in all pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical stages with a special focus on the application of robotics, automated analyzers and Laboratory Information Systems (LIS). The main points of interest are the historical development of automation, system types, workflow optimization, reduction of errors, workflow quality, financial benefits, effects on the workforce, cybersecurity, and the future trends. Best practices in prominent organizations demonstrate the real returns of automation in enhancing turnaround times, standardization of processes and offering high volume testing. The results indicate that automation Is the key to the contemporary laboratory activity delivering the objective gains in the diagnostic reliability, productivity, and patient outcomes. Issues like high initial expenditure, integration problems, and employee adaptation are discussed with the main point being that special attention is to be paid to planning and training. All in all, the study identifies automation as the revolutionary technology that enhances the performance of the laboratory and facilitates the provision of healthcare sustainably.
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