Procedure for TAT Monitoring

Procedures for Monitoring Turnaround Time:

1. PURPOSE: This SOP explains procedures to be followed during monitoring of Turn around Time (TAT).

Refer to Quality System Procedures Issue No. 2, QSP 27, Page No. 44.

Turn around Time for Dengue testing is defined as follow:

NAME OF TEST	TURN AROUND TIME
Dengue Test	For  Samples of Friday (received after 11.30 am)) to Tuesday (received before 11.30 am)  – Tuesday at 4.30 pm and For  Samples of Tuesday (received after 11.30 am) to Friday (received before 11.30 am)– Friday 4.30 pm

2. STAFF RESPONSIBLE AND AUTHORIZED TO PERFORM THE PROCEDURE: Assistant Quality Manager/Assistant Technical Manager, Technical Staff of Laboratory.

3. PROCEDURE:

• Entry of all samples is done in LIS and Lab IDs are generated and time of entry is noted in LIS.
• Before testing, entry of all received samples is checked in protocol register & it is verified by another technician.
• Before signing, it is verified by Assistant Quality Manager/ Assistant Technical Manager that all the samples are tested & correct results are entered in LIS as per test protocol. LIS will record the reporting time.
• Daily at the end of day, it is checked that reports are dispatched in respective wards within turn around time.
• In case of TAT outlier, root cause is identified, necessary corrective actions are taken & if required, clinicians are informed about the same.
• Turn around time is monitored through LIS for all the samples tested in laboratory. LIS will print daily TAT Register.

4.     REVIEW, RECORDS, REMARKS & RECOMMENDATION:

DR 12 – Report dispatch register