Open AccessTraceability in Laboratory Medicine
Author(s) -
Hubert W. Vesper,
Linda M. Thienpont
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
clinical chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1530-8561
pISSN - 0009-9147
DOI - 10.1373/clinchem.2008.107052
Subject(s) - traceability , standardization , risk analysis (engineering) , process (computing) , context (archaeology) , terminology , computer science , requirements traceability , medical laboratory , health care , systems engineering , process management , engineering , medicine , software engineering , requirements analysis , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy , nursing , software , economics , requirement , biology , programming language , economic growth , operating system
In patient and population samples, generation of analytical results that are comparable and independent of the measurement system, time, and location is essential for the utility of laboratory information supplied in healthcare. Obtaining analytical measurement results with such characteristics is the aim of traceability in laboratory medicine. As awareness of the benefits of having traceable measurement results has increased, associated efforts have been directed toward making traceability a regulatory requirement and developing approaches to enable and facilitate the implementation of traceability. Although traceability has been a main focus of many laboratory standardization activities in the past, discussions are still ongoing with regard to traceability and its implementation.
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