Quality indicators in laboratory medicine: A fundamental tool for quality and patient safety

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 13-14, 2013, Pages 1170-1174

  Plebani, Mario ^a   Sciacovelli, Laura ^a   Marinova, Mariela ^a   Marcuccitti, Jessica ^a   Chiozza, Maria Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinical laboratories; Errors; Harmonization; Patient safety; Quality indicators; Total testing process

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL LABORATORY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; LABORATORY; MEDICAL ERROR; STANDARDS;

HUMANS; LABORATORIES; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84882825759     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: 18732933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2012.11.028     Document Type: Review

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