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Physician office laboratory quality assurance. 1991

K L Voldish

The physician office laboratory (POL) must establish a quality assurance (QA) program. QA is the process of assuring that all testing services have been performed. Documentation of an office QA protocol is a requirement of the upcoming federal regulations (CLIA-88).

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007753 Laboratories Facilities equipped to carry out investigative procedures. Laboratory
D010824 Physicians' Offices The room or rooms in which the physician and staff provide patient care. The offices include all rooms in the physician's office suite. Physician's Office,Office, Physician's,Office, Physicians',Offices, Physician's,Offices, Physicians',Physician Office,Physician Offices,Physician's Offices,Physicians Office,Physicians Offices,Physicians' Office
D011785 Quality Assurance, Health Care Activities and programs intended to assure or improve the quality of care in either a defined medical setting or a program. The concept includes the assessment or evaluation of the quality of care; identification of problems or shortcomings in the delivery of care; designing activities to overcome these deficiencies; and follow-up monitoring to ensure effectiveness of corrective steps. Quality Assessment, Health Care,Health Care Quality Assessment,Health Care Quality Assurance,Healthcare Quality Assessment,Healthcare Quality Assurance,Quality Assessment, Healthcare,Quality Assurance, Healthcare,Assessment, Healthcare Quality,Assessments, Healthcare Quality,Assurance, Healthcare Quality,Assurances, Healthcare Quality,Healthcare Quality Assessments,Healthcare Quality Assurances,Quality Assessments, Healthcare,Quality Assurances, Healthcare
D011786 Quality Control A system for verifying and maintaining a desired level of quality in a product or process by careful planning, use of proper equipment, continued inspection, and corrective action as required. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed) Control, Quality,Controls, Quality,Quality Controls
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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