Quality in point-of-care testing: What drives the system - Personnel, regulatory standards, or instrumentation?

Accreditation and Quality Assurance

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 47-51

  Ehrmeyer, Sharon S ^a   Laessig, Ronald H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments; Equivalent quality control; Laboratory directors; Laboratory regulations; Quality instruments

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 12144257466     PISSN: 09491775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00769-004-0860-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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