Open AccessPractices and Perceived Value of Proficiency Testing in Clinical Laboratories
Author(s) -
Marie C. Earley,
J. Rex Astles,
Karen Breckenridge
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the journal of applied laboratory medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2576-9456
pISSN - 2475-7241
DOI - 10.1373/jalm.2016.021469
Subject(s) - quality (philosophy) , certification , categorical variable , medicine , test (biology) , medical education , psychology , statistics , mathematics , philosophy , epistemology , paleontology , political science , law , biology
Proficiency testing (PT) can have regulatory and nonregulatory uses, providing an effective tool for quality improvement. Clinical laboratories were surveyed to determine how they perceive PT and how they use PT results and materials to improve laboratory testing quality.
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