Diabetes is identified by testing the blood sugar. This is achieved by measuring the concentration of the glucose by different analytical tests: mainly FPG (Fasting Plasma Glucose) and OGTT (Oral Glucose Tolerance test) or by measuring a specific fraction of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) from patient whole blood sampling.
Clinical Lab Environments & Objectives
The clinical laboratory environment has undergone profound changes in recent years. Advances in innovation, automation, IT connectivity, and logistics have led to the emergence of increasingly large laboratories and laboratory networks focused on operational efficiency. In a highly competitive landscape, these organizations continuously seek to optimize their resources and implement cost-effective solutions.
In countries where clinical laboratories have not yet experienced this consolidation trend, progress in analytical technologies and data management remains a key driver for improving patient care and supporting market development.
At the same time, reference hospital and university laboratories are facing both rapid medical advances and increasing financial constraints. These pressures require innovative technical and managerial approaches to maintain a high standard of patient care.
Across the entire healthcare ecosystem, one common objective unites all stakeholders: the ongoing pursuit of cost reduction.
Diagnostic
The market offers a wide range of innovative technical and IT solutions designed to reduce costs and improve laboratory performance. However, the real challenge is not the availability or quality of these solutions, but rather how they are implemented and integrated. Key questions arise for laboratory managers:
- How can I ensure that this solution is the best fit for my laboratory?
- How can I successfully manage the change associated with its implementation?
- How can I ensure that this solution will not simply add another layer of complexity to laboratory operations
Addressing these critical questions is a key responsibility for laboratory managers and can be particularly challenging. Sebia Lean Service, together with Sebia’s product solutions and scientific expertise, helps laboratory managers achieve process excellence and operational efficiency to effectively tackle these challenges.
Workflow efficiency & lean management
The primary mission of laboratories is to deliver high-quality, reliable, and timely clinical diagnostic results to healthcare professionals and patients while operating within budget constraints.
Achieving this objective ultimately means striving for efficiency—an outcome that Lean management approaches are specifically designed to support by focusing on quality while using only the necessary resources.
A key principle of Lean is to focus resources on the laboratory’s core mission while identifying and eliminating non-value-added activities. This approach leads to improved operational performance.
Lean Service Presentation
Sebia Lean Service is designed to improve laboratory performance through customized product and management solutions. It is structured as a modular and scalable service offering.
Sebia Lean Service Package
Lean Assessment
Key benefits:
- Measure the overall laboratory performance
- Perform a waste analysis
- Identify Improvement opportunities
Solution dimensioning
Key benefits:
- Use advanced problem-solving methodologies to address complex operational challenges
- Provide tailored product and management solutions
- Maximize the efficiency of laboratory human, material, and infrastructure resources
Solution integration
Key benefits:
- Ensure that solutions are integrated consistently with pre-analytical and post-analytical processes
- Consider operator workload and skill levels
- Support implementation through structured change management practices
Impact analysis
Key benefits:
- Assess and quantify the anticipated benefits
- Provide data-driven evidence of efficiency
Establish clear performance objectives
Lean conversion
Key benefits:
- Promote a Lean culture by demonstrating the impact of Lean management
- Support the development of people and skillsDeliver sustainable operational excellence
Deliverables:
- Training sessions
- Workshop facilitation, Kaizen, Problem solving
- Standard Lean package deliverables
Sebia Lean Service mentioned in our Knowledge & Science
Other test
Type 1 diabetes (previously known as insulin-dependent diabetes or juvenile diabetes) is characterized by insufficient insulin production. Type 2 diabetes (formerly known as non-insulin-dependent or adult diabetes) results from the body’s inadequate use of insulin. It is often the result of excess weight and physical inactivity.
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