AM25-MN-26-L - Blood Bank IT: Compliance and Data Management Concepts

Monday, October 27, 2025

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM PT

Location: 20D

Program Chair(s)

Leana Serrano-Rahman, MPH, MLS (ASCP), CQA (ASQ) (she/her/hers)

Managing Director
Kalidad Healthcare Consulting
Bronxville, New York

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Speaker(s)

Jamal H. Carter, MD, Clinical Informatics (he/him/his)

Staff Physician Transfusion Medicine
Cleveland Clinic
COLUMBIA STATION, Ohio

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Ricardo Sumugod, MS, MLS(ASCP)SBB

Director, Clinical Laboratories
Northwestern Medicine
Chicago, Illinois

Disclosure(s): No relevant disclosure to display

Proposed Session Description: This session will feature subject matter experts from Blood Bank Laboratory Operations and Hospital System Informatics, who will address specific topics relevant to Blood Bank operations. Representatives from the Operations team will present on IT regulatory compliance, providing a foundation for subsequent discussion on Blood Bank laboratory downtime preparedness. In addition, the Blood Bank Medical Director will examine the application of data mining techniques to support quality improvement initiatives and enhance data-driven decision-making. The session aims to provide Blood Bank professionals with practical, actionable insights that can be directly applied to their daily responsibilities.

Learning Objectives:

List and describe specific regulatory requirements (e.g., FDA 21 CFR Part 11, CLIA, AABB Standards) and explain their impact on daily Blood Bank operations.
List key points to consider when developing downtime procedures with a goal of minimizing Blood Bank operational disruption
Describe how key clinical data can be extracted from information systems and explain how this data supports quality improvement and operational decision-making in Transfusion Medicine.