Open AccessQuality management systems for your in vitro fertilization clinic′s laboratory: Why bother?
Author(s) -
Jan I. Olofsson,
Manish Banker,
Late Peter Sjoblom
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of human reproductive sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.484
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-1208
pISSN - 1998-4766
DOI - 10.4103/0974-1208.112368
Subject(s) - accreditation , quality (philosophy) , quality management , in vitro fertilisation , quality management system , session (web analytics) , operations management , engineering management , medicine , management system , business , medical education , engineering , biology , pregnancy , advertising , genetics , philosophy , epistemology
Several countries have in recent years introduced prescribed requirements for treatment and monitoring of outcomes, as well as a licensing or accreditation requirement for in vitro fertilization (IVF) clinics and their laboratories. It is commonplace for Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) laboratories to be required to have a quality control system. However, more effective Total Quality Management systems are now being implemented by an increasing number of ART clinics. In India, it is now a requirement to have a quality management system in order to be accredited and to help meet customer demand for improved delivery of ART services. This review contains the proceedings a quality management session at the Indian Fertility Experts Meet (IFEM) 2010 and focuses on the creation of a patient-oriented best-in-class IVF laboratory.