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Proficiency test performance and experience with College of American Pathologists' programs

D Tholen1, N S Lawson, T Cohen

  • 1College of American Pathologists, Traverse City, MI 49686, USA.

Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
|April 1, 1995
PubMed
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Laboratory proficiency testing improves performance over time. Consistent participation in interlaboratory comparison programs leads to fewer unacceptable results, demonstrating the value of proficiency testing for clinical laboratories.

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Area of Science:

  • Clinical Laboratory Science
  • Medical Diagnostics
  • Quality Assurance in Healthcare

Background:

  • Interlaboratory comparison programs are crucial for assessing laboratory performance.
  • Proficiency testing (PT) helps identify areas for improvement in clinical laboratories.
  • Small hospitals, clinics, and physician offices rely on PT for quality control.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate if laboratory experience in proficiency testing reduces unacceptable results.
  • To determine the impact of consistent participation on laboratory performance.
  • To analyze trends in unacceptable result rates over time.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of data from the College of American Pathologists' Excel Surveys (1987-1993).
  • Examination of results across chemistry, hematology, immunology, and blood bank disciplines.

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  • Statistical assessment of performance improvement with increasing laboratory experience.

    • Main Results:

    • Consistent participants showed statistically significant performance improvement in the first 3-4 years of PT.
    • Laboratories with greater experience in PT demonstrated lower rates of unacceptable results.
    • A trend of decreasing unacceptable results was observed with each year of experience.

    Conclusions:

    • Proficiency testing programs demonstrably improve laboratory performance.
    • Increased experience in interlaboratory comparison programs correlates with enhanced accuracy.
    • The findings support the established benefits of proficiency testing for clinical laboratory quality.