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Optimizing Workflows is Often Easier Said Than Done
Today’s labs face complex and compounding challenges. Amid rising sample volumes and mounting resource constraints, you are expected to support higher standards of sensitivity, service, speed, and accuracy. It’s no wonder yesterday’s workflows struggle to keep pace with today’s challenges.
We believe maximizing the value of laboratory workflows calls for a multifaceted approach. With the right combination of efficiency, accuracy, technology, and clinical expertise, you can transform your routine workflow into a unique advantage. When this powerful combination is achieved, it creates what we call an Advantaged Workflow.
What is an Advantaged Workflow?
An Advantaged Workflow is not a single product or process; it’s a philosophy. Beckman Coulter’s Advantaged Workflows combine products, services, and expertise to accelerate more precise clinical decision-making from sample collection to diagnostic insight. The goal? Helping you unlock the power of every sample and improve workflows to create new value for your laboratory team and your organization as a whole.
Of course, no two labs are alike. We leverage a wide variety of technologies and services to help you find the right fit, including:
- Scalable automation
- Innovative assays
- Enabled instruments
- And much more
How Do We Turn Workflows Into Advantaged Workflows?
We do it together with you, by focusing on four key areas:
Streamlined Operations & Workflow Optimization
With standardized processes and automation, your team can spend more time focused on high-value tasks.
Case in Point
Sarah Bush Lincoln Regional Hospital in Mattoon, IL, reduced turnaround times and eliminated non-value-added steps and hazards with our DxA 5000 Automation System. This included:
- 75% reduction in manual process steps
- 20% reduction in unnecessary employee travel/movement
- 17% reduction in opportunities for medical mistakes
Flexible Instrumentation & Scalable Automation
The right instruments and automation processes should easily integrate into existing labs and seamlessly scale for the future.
Case in Point
When Hořice Hospital in the Czech Republic needed a more efficient system to handle its lab’s growing workload without compromising accuracy, the team selected the DxC 500i Clinical Analyzer.* By integrating chemistry and immunoassay testing into a single platform, the hospital’s lab achieved a 40% reduction in turnaround times.
Integrated IT & Middleware
Advanced IT systems and middleware drive productivity by streamlining workflow integration, enhancing test use, and supporting interoperable and intelligent decision-making.
Case in Point
At University Health in Kansas City, all instruments connected to automation are interfaced with REMISOL Advance, which the team reports have helped them:
- Reduce processing time
- Reduce waiting time for add-on orders, ultimately reducing turnaround times
- Mitigate the risk of mislabeling samples associated with a manual process
Advancing Clinical Capabilities
Expect Six Sigma performance, a commitment to relentlessly expanding immunoassay sensitivity, and ever-evolving clinical chemistry and biomarker testing capabilities to help you maximize the utility of every sample.
Case In Point
An evaluation by Westgard QC demonstrated that Beckman Coulter had the highest percentage of Six Sigma assays, compared to Siemens, Abbott, Roche, and Ortho. Our high-quality Six Sigma assay performance helps reduce costs by:
- Reducing the need for reruns
- Reducing tech time spent troubleshooting sub-3 Sigma performance
Let’s Improve Your Workflow Efficiency—and Put Advantaged Workflows Into Action For You
How can you add more advantage to your workflows? Let’s explore the possibilities together. Learn more here.
Save the Date for Our Upcoming Webinar:
Rising to the Challenge: Workflow Optimization for a Growing Healthcare Network
March 11, 2025 | 1:00-2:00 PM ET
Join our webinar to learn about the significance of workflow efficiency—a core component of Advantaged Workflows—for an expanding healthcare network.
Industry experts Brittany Bedel and Brian Twarek will share insights on how innovative laboratory solutions, combined with optimized workflow, have streamlined operations and enhanced quality & outcomes in TriHealth’s network. They will explore best practices to develop and integrate standardized procedures that offer precise and timely diagnostics—leading to measurable improvements and better clinical decision-making.
