Performance criteria and quality indicators for the post-analytical phase

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1169-1176

  Sciacovelli, Laura ^a   Aita, Ada ^a   Padoan, Andrea ^a   Pelloso, Michela ^a   Antonelli, Giorgia ^a   Piva, Elisa ^a   Chiozza, Maria Laura ^a   Plebani, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

performance criteria; post analytical phase; quality indicators

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CONSENSUS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TURNAROUND TIME; DECISION MAKING; LABORATORY; LABORATORY TEST; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; STANDARDS;

CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; DATA ACCURACY; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84974663248     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2015-0897     Document Type: Article

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