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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://community.advanceweb.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Lab Perspectives: Forums</title><link>http://community.advanceweb.com/forums/21/ShowForum.aspx</link><description /><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Debug Build: 0.0)</generator><item><title>data entry</title><link>http://community.advanceweb.com/forums/thread/58739.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 05:39:09 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">06d5312c-37b9-406e-be84-460d8d21f4fc:58739</guid><dc:creator>ann mitchell</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://community.advanceweb.com/forums/thread/58739.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://community.advanceweb.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=21&amp;PostID=58739</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;What things does your lab do to reduce data entry errors? &amp;nbsp;(i.e. test orders from paper requisitions, manually entered lab results, etc.) &amp;nbsp;Most places I've worked simply have a 2nd person check the 1st person's work, but that's not a particularly reliable or time efficient strategy. &amp;nbsp;Obviously eliminating the need for manual entry is the ideal solution, but everything can't be automated or computerized.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I'm also curious how your lab handles data entry errors when they are caught. &amp;nbsp;Is there a punitive process? &amp;nbsp;Retraining? &amp;nbsp;Additional steps added to the process to try to prevent it from happening?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>