A Six Sigma Trial For Reduction of Error Rates in Pathology Laboratory

Tosuner, ZEYNEP; Gucin, ZÜHAL; Kiran, TUĞÇE; Buyukpinarbasili, NUR; TURNA, SEVAL; TASKIRAN, Olcay; Arici, Dilek

doi:10.5146/tjpath.2015.01356

A Six Sigma Trial For Reduction of Error Rates in Pathology Laboratory

Tosuner Z., Gucin Z., Kiran T., Buyukpinarbasili N., TURNA S., TASKIRAN O., ...Daha Fazla

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY, cilt.32, sa.3, ss.171-177, 2016 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2016
Doi Numarası: 10.5146/tjpath.2015.01356
Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.171-177
Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
Bezmiâlem Vakıf Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: A major target of quality assurance is the minimization of error rates in order to enhance patient safety. Six Sigma is a method targeting zero error (3.4 errors per million events) used in industry. The five main principles of Six Sigma are defining, measuring, analysis, improvement and control. Using this methodology, the causes of errors can be examined and process improvement strategies can be identified. The aim of our study was to evaluate the utility of Six Sigma methodology in error reduction in our pathology laboratory.