Advances in Laboratory Medicine (Mar 2020)

Impact of implementing a category 1 external quality assurance scheme for monitoring harmonization of clinical laboratories in Spain

  • Ricós Carmen,
  • Fernández-Calle Pilar,
  • Marqués Fernando,
  • Minchinela Joana,
  • Salas Ángel,
  • Martínez-Bru Cecília,
  • Boned Beatriz,
  • Gómez-Rioja Rubén,
  • Cortés Marià,
  • González-Lao Elisabet,
  • García-Lario JV,
  • Tejedor-Ganduxé Xavier,
  • Bullich Sandra,
  • Ventura Montse,
  • Simón Margarida,
  • Vilaplana Carlos,
  • González-Tarancón Ricardo,
  • Fernández-Fernández Mª Pilar,
  • Ramón-Bauzá Francisco,
  • Corte Zoraida,
  • Llopis Mª Antonia,
  • Díaz-Garzón Jorge,
  • Perich Carmen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/almed-2020-0008
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 1
pp. 55 – 61

Abstract

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The objective of the present study was to examine the evolution of the analytical performance specifications (APS) used in External Quality Assurance (EQA) schemes, as well as the efficacy of a category 1 EQA scheme in monitoring the harmonization of clinical laboratory results in Spain.

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