Steering Standardization of Pathology Services Through Centralisation and Consolidation of Laboratory Procurement
https://doi.org/10.47836/mjmhs.19.1.36
- Author:
Salbiah Isa
1
;
Mohd Jamsani Mat Salleh
2
,
3
;
Hakimah Mahsin
2
,
4
Author Information
1. Community Health Department,, Advanced Medical and Dental Institute (IPPT), Sains@Bertam, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 13200 Kepala Batas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
2. Department of Pathology, Hospital Pulau Pinang, Jalan Residensi, 10990 Georgetown, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia&
3. Department of Pathology, Hospital Seberang Jaya, Jalan Tun Hussein Onn, Seberang Jaya, 13700 Permatang Pauh, Pulau Pinang
4. Kulliyah of Medical and Health Sciences, Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah, International Islamic University
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Laboratory, Pathology, Procurement, Reagent rental, Standardisation
- From:Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences
2023;19(No.1):280-285
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The expansion of healthcare services to serve as many people as possible has led to the decentralisation of laboratory
testing. Many laboratory tests are now made available at district hospitals and rural health clinics for certain states
or provinces. Consequently, there is a proliferation of laboratory tests, techniques, equipment, and other required
commodities at the different medical laboratories. The lack of central governance has resulted in a widely-diverse
and non-standardised laboratory services that may eventually affect the quality of healthcare delivery to patients.
To ensure a high-quality and standardised healthcare delivery across a state or a province, it is important that the
relevant stakeholders outline and implement the necessary strategies to establish a streamlined medical laboratory
network. In this article, we discuss the significance of laboratory procurement consolidation and centralisation in the
steering of the standardisation of laboratory operations leading to a high-quality and efficient chemical pathology
services in a defined region.
- Full text:11.2023my1436.pdf
