Lean Histology

• Article
  Process Improvement Methods in Histology Laboratories
  

  03. Jan 2012 Author: Katja Lehmann, Ph.D. Institute: Leica Microsystems

  Laboratories continue to feel pressure from growing volumes, resource constraints and shorter turnaround times, while also needing to maintain or improve quality. The goal of the laboratory is to improve patient care by delivering the highest quality slides to the pathologist in the shortest amount… Read article
  
  
• Article
  Lean Laboratory Design – Case Study
  12. Oct 2011 Author: Katja Lehmann, Ph.D. Institute: Leica Microsystems

  In October 2008, Leica Microsystems worked with Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, New Hampshire to design and set-up a Lean laboratory. Read article
  
  
• Tutorial
  Specimen tracking: Helping prevent misdiagnosis
  

  03. Jun 2011 Author: Mikko Rasanen Institute: Leica Microsystems

  Sample tracking systems help reduce misdiagnosis by positively identifying patient tissue throughout the diagnostic process. Read article
  
  
• Article
  Setting up a State of the Art Laboratory
  09. Nov 2010 Author: Katja Lehmann, Ph.D. Institute: Leica Biosystems, Wetzlar, Germany

  By understanding and adopting lean principles, laboratories can achieve more efficient workflows by eliminating steps, reducing waste, and producing higher quality slides more quickly than ever before. Read article
  
  
• Article
  The “Secret” of Lean Histology™
  12. May 2009 Author: James Anderson Institute: Leica Microsystems

  Lean – everybody has heard of it and we would all like to have the claimed productivity benefits, but does it work for real-world ­histopathology? Johnathon Deniz, Automation Product Manager at Leica Microsystems, takes Lean out of the text books and into the histology laboratory to show that Lean… Read article