medical center in Portugal

Achieving sample transport efficiency

  • 1 Hospital Core Lab
  • 50 Outreach Collection Stations
  • 3.000 – 4.000 samples daily
  • The sample transportation was made in plastic bags with the samples all mixed up inside
  • There were no documented records of the sample transport conditions
  • Manual check-in of all samples coming from all collection stations and the hospital’s outpatients
  • Lack of awareness about the volume of samples coming from Urgency service
  • Challenging collection stations network, lacking in communication and logistics management
  • Standardised processes with less and simpler procedures and more data availability 
  • Sample transport under monitored conditions, ensuring minimal temperature fluctuations with iLogger Case
  • Optimizing routes and logistics for transportation through the utilization of data collected from Analytics.
  • The number of traceability sample records doubled, a data increase that helped improve operations
  • Workload increased without additional working hours or hiring more staff, showcasing improved workflow management during peak receiving times.
  • Elimination of plastic bags – less 40k bags per year