Six gates between the order and the report
Each gate records who did what and when. The ones that carry risk are gates, not reminders.
Order
Requested from the patient record.
Collect
The specimen is labelled with a printed label and the patient wristband.
Receive
Tracked from collection to analysis.
Analyse
Result entered or received from the instrument.
Verify
Reviewed and verified by the laboratory.
Release
Released to the clinician and the patient, critical values first.





