CAP TODAY Pathology/Laboratory Medicine/Laboratory Management
November 2020—Magnolia Medical Technologies launched Mission to Zero to bring greater awareness to patient safety and antibiotic-associated risks caused by false-positive diagnostic test results for sepsis.
Magnolia is launching the initiative by partnering with emergency departments, critical care units, clinical laboratories, and infection prevention teams within acute care hospitals. Each team member makes an individual pledge to participate, the company says, which allows all departments to work in tandem to ensure the best possible patient outcomes and experience are achieved.
“We will achieve this mission through a combination of supporting change in national guidelines and benchmarks, Steripath technology solutions, and a strong partnership with our health care community—which begins with each individual patient, health care worker, and hospital uniting as one team,” Greg Bullington, CEO and co-founder of Magnolia Medical, said in a press statement. “As a team, we can help stop the significant clinical and economic challenges associated with false-positive blood culture results.”