ISO compliant laboratory quality systems and incident monitoring improve the implementation of laboratory information systems

Accreditation and Quality Assurance

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 237-241

  Burnett, L ^a   Chesher, D ^a   Groot Obbink, D ^a   Hegedus, G ^a   Mackay, M ^a   Proos, A ^a   Rochester, C ^b   Shaw, W ^b   Webber, A ^a  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Incident monitoring; Laboratory information system; Medical laboratory; Pathology; Quality system

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LABORATORY; MEASUREMENT; MONITORING; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0036591686     PISSN: 09491775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00769-002-0480-0     Document Type: Article

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