Open AccessAnalytical Quality, Test Quality and Quality Costs
Author(s) -
Torgny Groth
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
upsala journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 2000-1967
pISSN - 0300-9734
DOI - 10.3109/03009738609178519
Subject(s) - medicine , quality (philosophy) , test (biology) , biology , epistemology , philosophy , paleontology
This paper discusses briefly: analytical quality and its determinants; design of quality assurance procedures on the basis of quality; specifications and quality-cost models; test quality and medical costs; external quality assessment and harmonization of clinical chemical test results; the potential role of computers, database and knowledge-based systems in achieving quality goals in decentralized analytical activities.