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  • Clinical Laboratory Science
  • Quality Management in Healthcare

Background:

  • ISO 15189:2012 mandates quality indicators (QIs) for monitoring the total testing process.
  • Laboratories encounter significant difficulties in the effective and continuous implementation of QIs in routine practice.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To address the challenges in routine QI utilization within clinical laboratories.
  • To develop a harmonized, international model for quality indicators in laboratory testing.

Main Methods:

  • An International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC) working group initiated a project.
  • Development of a practical QI model for global adoption in clinical laboratories.

Main Results:

  • A proposed model aims to standardize QI use across international clinical laboratories.
  • The initiative seeks to reduce error rates and enhance patient care through improved laboratory testing.

Conclusions:

  • The project offers a solution to the widespread difficulties in implementing QIs.
  • Encourages global laboratory participation in a no-cost initiative for harmonized quality management.