Hi, I am looking for help to standardize how we handle mislabelled
specimens. How do others handle the reporting of mislabelled specimens?

Do you document on the final report?  How?

Do you include the incorrect name on the final report?

Are policies/procedures different if:
- discovered before report goes out?

- discovered after report went out?

What about patient name errors - spelling errors, usually say a single
letter from illegible/faint requisitions?

If anyone has comprehensive protocols they are willing to share please
email me off the list, my email can accept enclosures.

Suzane Cunningham
Manager, Cellular & Tissue Pathology
Royal Columbian Hospital
New Westminster, BC
(604) 520 -4757
Email: scunnghm@dowco.com