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Laboratory medicine best practices : achieving evidence based quality improvement

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  • Alternative Title:
    LMBP
  • Corporate Authors:
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (U.S.)‏. Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services. Division of Laboratory Programs, Standards, and Services.
  • Description:
    Laboratory Medicine Best Practices (LMBPTM) is a CDC initiative to conduct systematic reviews for developing evidence-based, effective laboratory medicine best practice recommendations.

    The LMBP™ initiative:

    • Uses transparent, systematic review methods to evaluate the evidence for effectiveness of laboratory medicine quality improvement practices, with a focus on practices in the pre-and post-analytical phases

    • Engages topic-specific systematic review teams, expert panels, and LMBP™ workgroup review of findings for recommendations

    • Disseminates thesefindings of “best practices” to improve patient outcomes

    • Promotes engagement of laboratory professionals in quality improvement research and data collection

    • Recognizes laboratory professionals as partners in healthcare policy and decision-making

    How can you get involved?

    • Communication: Register to receive notifications of new reviews. Provide comments about potential review topics.

    • Collaboration: Submit suggestions for future evidence reviews. Submit quality improvement data for evidence reviews.

    • Education: Access free online tutorials and earn CME/CE credits. Sign up for updates about the latest LMBPTM findings.

    CS242173-B

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  • Document Type:
    Pamphlet (or booklet)
  • Name as Subject:
    Laboratory Medicine Best Practices
  • Pages in Document:
    1 unnumbered page
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    urn:sha256:55ebda1f26e56ec6955b3da48d574fca5001b16c2f6a3b3d22d96290cec87198
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