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Turnaround times for toxicology and autopsy reports at OCME
4:01:49
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Council Member Lynn Schulman asks for specific information about turnaround times for toxicology and autopsy reports at the Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME). Dr. Jason Graham provides details on current timelines and improvement goals.
- Toxicology turnaround times have decreased to around 40 days
- The target for autopsy reports in drug overdose deaths is within 45 days
- The overall target turnaround time for autopsy reports is 90 days
- OCME has seen significant improvements in both toxicology and autopsy report turnaround times
- Toxicology turnaround times have improved by nearly 50%
- Autopsy report turnaround times have improved by approximately 30%
Lynn Schulman
4:01:49
Right.
4:01:50
But just give me a ballpark, like average.
Jason Graham
4:01:52
Well, now our our toxicology turnaround times have have decreased to around forty days.
4:01:57
We ultimately want to have autopsy reports soon follow that in turnaround time.
Lynn Schulman
4:02:04
And the actual autopsy itself, forgetting about detox ecology, takes about what?
Jason Graham
4:02:11
Once the doctor gets the toxicology results, they have to place those results in the context of the case and then finalize the autopsy report.
4:02:19
So we ultimately want a turnaround time for autopsy reports in drug overdose deaths to be within forty five days.
Lynn Schulman
4:02:29
Okay.
Jason Graham
4:02:30
The target turnaround time is ninety days for autopsy reports overall.
4:02:35
Okay.
4:02:35
And so we're in a much better position in that regard.
Lynn Schulman
4:02:40
Good.