Towards harmonization of quality indicators in laboratory medicine

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 187-195

  Plebani, Mario ^a   Chiozza, Maria Laura ^a   Sciacovelli, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Harmonization; Laboratory testing; Patient safety; Quality indicators; Quality specifications; Total testing process

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANALYZER; CLINICAL LABORATORY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY; MODEL; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CHEMISTRY, CLINICAL; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; CLINICAL MEDICINE; HUMANS; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84872975026     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2012-0582     Document Type: Review

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