Covering the bases with a new QA program. (quality assurance in clinical laboratories)

From: Medical Laboratory Observer | Date: September 1, 1991| Author: | Copyright information

Creating a quality assurance section from scratch in their high-volume independent laboratory, the authors developed comprehensive initiatives and built in plenty of teamwork.

Our referral laboratory processes millions of blood and urine specimens for the insurance industry every year. The test menu and volume have expanded tremendously since 1984. Before then, the main offerings were a blood chemistry profile; assays for high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels, hemoglobin |A.sub.1c~, and glucose; and complete blood counts. We also offered an extensive urinalysis package that ...

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