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Can be accessed on our Customer Learning Portal. The e-learning courses offer detailed and solution focused training to help better understand how to solve for common scenarios.
Experts from around the globe describe the intersection between patient and healthcare worker safety, focusing on techniques to improve both occupational and public health.
Webinar Objectives:
- Describe the current global impact of bloodborne disease
- Describe occupational exposure incidents for needlesticks and sharps injuries
- Define safety as a function of focus for both patient and health worker, to reduce overall bloodborne disease
- Provide guidance on the importance of prevention programs including use of safer medical devices, immunization/vaccination programs, and safe clinical practices
- Illustrate an effective pathway for reporting exposure incidents and injuries
- Define processes for post-exposure medical treatment and prophylaxis
- Share global experiences from key stakeholders responsible for sharps safety and public health programs around the world
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Diagnostic testing matters. Together, we can get it right.
A lot happens between the order and the result. And any element along the way could impact accuracy, cost, workflow efficiency or the patient’s experience.
As a global leader in specimen collection, BD is deeply committed to helping our customers improve clinical and economic outcomes by focusing on diagnostic accuracy, patient experience, sample quality, safety and total cost of ownership.
End-to-end solutions to improve clinical and economic outcomes
Understanding and addressing gaps in product, process and practice helps with every aspect of specimen management. BD Clinical Solutions is a part of our full-service product support solution, working with you to gain a clear picture of your specimen management process, and helping you implement product optimization strategies grounded in best practices and industry guidelines.
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How can we help you improve outcomes?
Hospitals and healthcare facilities
BD is a market leader in hospital products that can reduce the incidence of sharps injuries and exposure to bloodborne pathogens. Patient safety has been a focus of BD innovation for years, not only in the United States but also around the world. Working closely with organizations like the International Safety Center (EPINet) is an important part of our efforts to keep patients and workers safe.
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Preanalytical Quality Check (PAQC)
One example of our end-to-end product support solutions is the Preanalytical Quality Check (PAQC). A BD PAQC helps you understand what’s working and what could use improvement at every stage of the preanalytical specimen management process. Our experts will observe process, and practices your team uses and make product optimization recommendations based on industry best practices and guidelines.
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Product Storage
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Sample Processing
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Sample Quality
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360° rotation knob is effectively sized, contoured and located to enable easy instrument rotation.
360° rotation knob is effectively sized
360° rotation knob is effectively sized
360° rotation knob is effectively sized
Hospitals and healthcare facilities
BD is a market leader in hospital products that can reduce the incidence of sharps injuries and exposure to bloodborne pathogens. Patient safety has been a focus of BD innovation for years, not only in the United States but also around the world. Working closely with organizations like the International Safety Center (EPINet) is an important part of our efforts to keep patients and workers safe.
Safety syringes and needles >>
Hazardous drug safety >>
Infection prevention >>
Diagnostic accuracy matters.
Sometimes a test result is less critical than others. Sometimes a result could lead to a patient’s survival. Proper diagnosis and treatment rely on accurate test results. And accurate test results rely on every step of the specimen management process working.
Diagnostic accuracy is the result of a lot of little things going right. The collection processes. The quality of the sample. Storage. Transport. Everything has to work together, which is why our training and education programs, combined with our PAQC (Preanalytical Quality Check), may help improve diagnostic accuracy by analyzing and making recommendations on product selection and optimal use to impact every facet of the process:
Based on the average survey responses of 225 laboratory professionals (Lab Directors, Laboratory Managers and Laboratory Technicians), BD was rated higher than Greiner Bio-One for ensuring analytical accuracy.18
- By implementing the BD Vacutainer® Urine Collection System and changing the urine culture ordering process, antimicrobial prescriptions for urinary indications among admitted patients were reduced from 20.6% to 10.9%, representing a reduction of approximately 50% without any cases of untreated UTIs identified.19
- One study has shown that using a direct transfer device to transfer urine directly from a urological catheter to an evacuated urine collection tube may decrease the likelihood of sample contamination, which may enable more accurate diagnosis of a catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI).15
- One study showed that using BD Vacutainer® Luer-Lok™ Access Device in conjunction with education and training reduced the rate of samples rejected due to hemolysis from 8.1% to 1.4%, an estimated 83% reduction.20
- In one study, no statistically significant difference in Hemolysis Index was noted between the 25-gauge BD Vacutainer® UltraTouch™ Blood Collection Set with ultrathin wall cannula and the 23-gauge BD Vacutainer® Push Button Blood Collection Set with thin wall cannula.21
One cost estimate has shown that an average 650-bed US hospital spends an estimated $1.2M annually due to preanalytical errors.2
What is the cost of a diagnostic test? There are the specimen collection devices and tubes used to collect specimens, of course. And the time spent by staff in collecting, transporting, and processing those specimens in the laboratory. But to get a true sense of the total cost, you have to ask: What is the cost of an unusable sample? The cost of redraws and delayed diagnoses and unhappy patients? Of additional products and resources?
The total cost of ownership is far greater than the cost of the specimen collection devices and tubes. And the way to reduce it is not by nibbling around the edges, but by taking a comprehensive approach to specimen management to help reduce preanalytical errors, and therefore overall cost.
BD works with customers to reduce total cost of ownership, with products and support services that have been demonstrated to make an impact:
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BD Vacutainer® closed urine collection system along with standardized preanalytical steps showed a higher rate of conclusive tests compared to an open urine collection system, highlighting potential improvement in lab efficiency due to reduction in retesting.3
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Based on the average survey responses of 225 laboratory professionals (directors, managers and technicians), BD was rated higher than Greiner Bio-One for satisfaction with value/cost of ownership.4
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In a study performed at Erasmus University Medical Center, Netherlands, BD Vacutainer® Barricor™ Blood Collection Tubes* led to a decreased cost of almost 5 Euro cents per tube compared to BD Vacutainer® SST™ II Advance Blood Collection Tubes.*5
* Not available for sale in the United States
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CDC states that14 billion laboratory tests are conducted every year.1
How can we help you improve outcomes?
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- https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dls/about-us.html. Published 2020. Accessed January 13, 2021.
- Green SF. The cost of poor blood specimen quality and errors in preanalytical processes. Clin Biochem 2013;46(13-14):1175-1179.
- F Charra, C Bourne, C Forissier, A Quaglia, P-G Durand,F Bergheau. Quality Improvement Program of Adult Urinary Tract Infection Management: Review and Impact 2017;47(8):519-525
- BD data on file. 2018 BD customer survey of 225 laboratory directors, managers and technicians in the U.S., France, UK and Brazil with an average of over 15 years experience performing and overseeing chemistry, hematology or coagulation assays, when asked "Please read the statement carefully, and for each brand, providing a rating from 1 to 7 where 1=do not agree, 4=neutral and 7=strongly agree. I am satisfied with value/cost of ownership.”
- Ramakers C, Meyer B, Yang W, et al. Switching from serum to plasma: Implementation of BD Vacutainer® Barricor™ Plasma Blood Collection Tubes improves sample quality and laboratory turnaround time. Pract Lab Med 2020;18:e00149.
- Schuster I, Schrecklinger B, Bentmann H, Schlueter K. Optimising the Preanalytical Phase with a Targeted Approach Using BD Laboratory Consulting Services. Poster presented at: 3rd EFLM European Conference on Preanalytical Phase; March 20-21, 2015; Porto, Portugal. [BD Data on File]
- Bureau of Economic Analysis. National economic accounts. https://www.bea.gov/national/. 2017. Accessed March 8, 2017.
- Blanchard JC, Rubin RS. Improving Hospital Efficiency Through Data-Driven Management: A Case Study of Health First, Florida. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2015. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1342.html.
- Mijailovic, AS, Tanasijevic MJ, Goonam EM, et al. Optimizing outpatient phlebotomy staffing: tools to assess staffing needs and monitor effectiveness. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2014;138:929-35.
- Quinn TD, Fairchild D. Lab Turnaround Time and Delayed Discharges: A Systems-Based Action Research Investigation. Proceedings of the 2005 International System Dynamics Conference, Boston, MA.
- FFournier, Jeffrey E., et al."Evaluation of BD Vacutainer® Barricor™ blood collection tubes for routine chemistry testing on a Roche Cobas® 8000 Platform." Clinical biochemistry58 (2018): 94-99.
- BD data on file. 2018 BD customer survey of 225 laboratory directors, managers and technicians in the U.S., France, UK and Brazil with an average of over 15 years experience performing and overseeing chemistry, hematology or coagulation assays, when asked to rate the performance of blood collection tubes in the context of specific attributes, using a sliding scale of 0 to 100, where 1 = performs poorly and 100 = performs extremely well. "How do the following tubes perform on sample quality when running coagulation assays?"
- Hotaling M. A retractable winged steel (butterfly) needle performance improvement project. Joint Comm J Qual Pat Saf 2009;35:100-105.
- Dicristina DL. Successfully reducing Wingset-related Needlestick Injuries: A combination of institutional culture, staff commitment and semi-passive safety device. AOHP Journal. 2014 [This study was supported by BD]
- Wenger, J. E. (2010). Cultivating Quality: Reducing Rates of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection. AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 110(8), 40-45.
- Rohr U-P, Binder C, Dieterle T, Giusti F, Messina CGM, Toerien E, et al. The value of in vitro diagnostic testing in medical practice: a status report. PLoS ONE 2016;11:e0149856.
- Lippi G, Blanckaert N, Bonini P, Green S, Kitchen S, Palicka V, et al. Haemolysis: an overview of the leading cause of unsuitable specimens in clinical laboratories. Clin Chem Lab Med 2008; 46: 764-72]
- BD data on file. 2018 BD customer survey of 225 laboratory directors, managers and technicians in the U.S., France, UK and Brazil with an average of over 15 years experience performing and overseeing chemistry, hematology or coagulation assays, when asked "Please read the statement carefully, and for each brand, providing a rating from 1 to 7 where 1=do not agree, 4=neutral and 7=strongly agree. This brand ensures accurate diagnostic testing.”
- Stagg A, Lutz H, Kirpalaney S, et al. Impact of two-step urine culture ordering in the emergency department: a time series analysis. BMJ Qual Saf. 2018;27(2):140-147.
- Kesapli M, Gungor F, Aykal G, Gogebakan A, Akyol C, et al. (2016) The Effectiveness of Using Luer-Lok (BD Vacutainer®) In Reducing Hemolysis Rates in Busy Emergency Departments. J Nurs Care 5: 349.
- Mouser A, Uettwiller-Geiger D, Plokhoy E, Berube J, Ahuja AJ, Stankovic AK. Evaluation of pain and specimen quality by use of a novel 25-gauge blood collection set with ultra-thin wall cannula and 5-bevel tip design. J Appl Lab Med. 2018;2(4):201-210.
DIGITAL AD REFERENCES:
*Wenger, J. E. (2010). Cultivating Quality: Reducing Rates of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection. AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 110(8), 40-45.
† Rohr U-P, Binder C, Dieterle T, Giusti F, Messina CGM, Toerien E, et al. The value of in vitro diagnostic testing in medical practice: a status report. PLoS ONE 2016;11:e0149856.
††Lippi G, Blanckaert N, Bonini P, Green S, Kitchen S, Palicka V, et al. Haemolysis: an overview of the leading cause of unsuitable specimens in clinical laboratories. Clin Chem Lab Med 2008; 46: 764-72.
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