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Quality management in gynecologic cytology using interlaboratory comparison
1Department of Pathology, St John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, Mich. 48236, USA.
Objective:
To describe a comprehensive integrated laboratory quality management plan for gynecologic cytology.
Design And Setting:
Cytopathology laboratory performance monitors with interlaboratory comparison.
Results:
Utilizing College of American Pathologists Q-Probes studies, the College of American Pathologists Interlaboratory Comparison Program in Cervicovaginal Cytology, and other published data, a quality management program for gynecologic cytology involving diagnostic statistics, screening limits and competency assessment, retrospective rescreening, real-time rescreening, cytology-biopsy correlation, follow-up of patients with abnormal cytology results, turnaround time, examination of unknown slides (survey programs), and new technology is described.
Conclusion:
Regular coordinated monitoring of performance, with longitudinal and interlaboratory comparison utilizing the methods described, provides an opportunity to optimize gynecologic cytology service.
