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CLINICAL LABORATORY;
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COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS;
DISEASE MARKER;
HEALTH CARE;
HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL;
HOSPITAL PATIENT;
HUMAN;
LABORATORY CRITICAL VALUES;
LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS;
LONGITUDINAL STUDY;
MEDICAL SOCIETY;
ORGANIZATION;
OUTPATIENT;
REFERENCE VALUE;
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TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;
BENCHMARKING;
BLOOD BANKS;
COHORT STUDIES;
CRITICAL ILLNESS;
HEALTH PERSONNEL;
HOSPITAL-PHYSICIAN RELATIONS;
HUMANS;
LABORATORIES;
LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES;
LINEAR MODELS;
LONGITUDINAL STUDIES;
MANDATORY REPORTING;
MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL;
PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL;
PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;
QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;
Detecting and preventing the occurrence of errors in the practices of laboratory medicine and anatomic pathology: 15 years' experience with the College of American Pathologists' Q-Probes and Q-Tracks programs
Novis DA. Detecting and preventing the occurrence of errors in the practices of laboratory medicine and anatomic pathology: 15 years' experience with the College of American Pathologists' Q-Probes and Q-Tracks programs. Clin Lab Med. 2004;24:965-978.
Medicare, Medicaid and CLIA programs: Regulations implementing the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA)-HCFA: final rule with comment period
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Medicare, Medicaid and CLIA programs: regulations implementing the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA)-HCFA: final rule with comment period. Fed Regist. 1992;57:7002-7186.
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Available at:, Accessed June 8
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. 2006 National patient safety goals. Available at: http://www.jcipatientsafety.org. Accessed June 8, 2006.
Laboratory critical values policies and procedures: A College of American Pathologists Q-Probes study in 623 institutions
Howanitz PJ, Steindel SJ, Heard NV. Laboratory critical values policies and procedures: a College of American Pathologists Q-Probes study in 623 institutions. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2002;126:663-669.
Committee on Quality of Health Care in America, Institute of Medicine, Washington, DC: National Academy Press;
Committee on Quality of Health Care in America, Institute of Medicine. Building organizational supports for change. In: Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century. Washington, DC: National Academy Press; 2001:111-144.
Blood Bank/Transfusion Service Standards Program Unit, 23rd ed. Bethesda, Md: American Association of Blood Banks;
Blood Bank/Transfusion Service Standards Program Unit. Standards for Blood Banks and Transfusion Services. 23rd ed. Bethesda, Md: American Association of Blood Banks; 2004.
The Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group: A regional intervention to improve the hospital mortality associated with coronary artery bypass graft surgery
O'Connor GT, Plume SK, Olmstead EM, et al. The Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group: a regional intervention to improve the hospital mortality associated with coronary artery bypass graft surgery. JAMA. 1996; 275:841-846.
