Impact of implementing a category 1 external quality assurance scheme for monitoring harmonization of clinical laboratories in Spain

Impact of implementing a category 1 external quality assurance scheme for monitoring harmonization of clinical laboratories in Spain

The objective of the present study was to examine the evolution of the analytical performance specifications (APS) used in External Quality Assurance (EQA) schemes, as well as the efficacy of a category 1 EQA scheme in monitoring the harmonization of clinical laboratory results in Spain.

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Main Authors: Ricós Carmen, Fernández-Calle Pilar, Marqués Fernando, Minchinela Joana, Salas Ángel, Martínez-Bru Cecília, Boned Beatriz, Gómez-Rioja Rubén, Cortés Marià, González-Lao Elisabet, García-Lario JV, Tejedor-Ganduxé Xavier, Bullich Sandra, Ventura Montse, Simón Margarida, Vilaplana Carlos, González-Tarancón Ricardo, Fernández-Fernández Mª Pilar, Ramón-Bauzá Francisco, Corte Zoraida, Llopis Mª Antonia, Díaz-Garzón Jorge, Perich Carmen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2020-03-01
Series:Advances in Laboratory Medicine
Subjects:
analytical performance specifications
biological variation
external quality assurance schemes
harmonization
state of the art
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/almed-2020-0008

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https://doi.org/10.1515/almed-2020-0008

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