Extra-analytical quality indicators - Where to now?

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 127-133

  Aita, Ada ^a   Sciacovelli, Laura ^a   Plebani, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Extra analytical phases; Harmonization; Measurement; Patient outcomes; Performance specifications; Quality indicators

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ANALYTICAL PHASE; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CLINICAL LABORATORY PERSONNEL; CLINICAL LABORATORY SERVICE; CONSENSUS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; POST-ANALYTICAL PHASE; PRE-ANALYTICAL PHASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; LABORATORY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

ACCREDITATION; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 85039048903     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2017-0964     Document Type: Review

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