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Why is laboratory quality important?

Why is laboratory quality important?. Achieving a 99% level of quality means accepting a 1% error rate. What a 1% failure rate looks like. Essential to all aspects of health care are laboratory results that are: accurate , reliable timely. Laboratory errors cost in: Time

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Why is laboratory quality important?

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  1. Why is laboratory quality important?

  2. Achieving a 99% level of quality means accepting a 1% error rate

  3. What a 1% failure rate looks like

  4. Essential to all aspects of health care are laboratory results that are: • accurate, • reliable • timely

  5. Laboratory errors cost in: • Time • Employee effort • Patient Outcomes So, How do we achieve excellent performance in the laboratory?

  6. Path of Workflow

  7. Laboratory tests are influenced by • laboratory environment • knowledgeable staff • competent staff • reagents and equipment • quality control • communications • process management • occurrence management • record keeping

  8. Who oversees compliance?

  9. Clinical & Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) • Standards, guidelines, and best practices for quality in medical laboratory testing. • Detailed; applies specifically to medical Laboratories. • Uses consensus process in developing standards.

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