Case Study: Phelps County Regional Medical Center achieves improved patient safety and reduced turnaround times with Iatric Systems' MobiLab

Phelps County Regional Medical Center Improves Patient Safety and Reduces Turnaround Times with MobiLab

Phelps County Regional Medical Center needed safer, faster specimen collection to improve patient safety and result turnaround times after a manual pre-printed-label process introduced risks of mislabeling, delays, and unnecessary venipunctures. To solve this, the hospital engaged Iatric Systems to deploy its MobiLab® barcode specimen collection system.

Iatric Systems implemented MobiLab® with bedside barcode wristband scanning, bedside label printing, wireless real‑time order updates and LIS integration, eliminating wrong-label risks, reducing phone calls and unnecessary draws, and improving auditability. The change produced measurable impact: stat order-to-collection times dropped from 25–28 minutes to 15–17 minutes within the first month after go-live.

Phelps County Regional Medical Center

Cathy Skyles

Specimen Processing Supervisor