Naslov
Laboratory accreditation-Where is the real benefit for the patients?

Autori
Vukasović, Ines

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Biochemia Medica, 2012 ; 22 - 2nd European Joint Congress of EFLM and UEMS and 7th Congress of the Croatian Society for Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory medicine (CSMBLM): Laboratory Medicine at the Clinical Interface / Šimundić, Ana-Maria - Zagreb : Hrvatsko društvo za medicinsku biokemiju i laboratorijsku medicinu (HDMBLM), 2012, A53-A53

Skup
2nd European Joint Congress of EFLM and UEMS and 7th Congress of the Croatian Society for Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory medicine (CSMBLM): Laboratory Medicine at the Clinical Interface

Mjesto i datum
Dubrovnik, Hrvatska, 10.10.2012. - 13.10.2012

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Pozvano predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
accreditation ; ISO 15189 ; national accreditation body ; improvements in the quality

Sažetak
Accreditation is widely used in developed countries to encourage or enforce improvements in the quality and reliability of laboratories. The prime aim of accreditation is to prove, by objective evidence, its competence to provide a medical diagnostic service to its customers, including healthcare staff and patients. Patient management decisions are based on laboratory data. Medical diagnostic services is far broader than just performing analysis of a certain measurand and include a whole range of activities: advising physicians on selection the most appropriate tests for the specific diagnostic problem, instructions on sampling and pre- analytical variables, testing by analytical methods, reporting and interpreting test results in the clinical context. The ISO15189 standard is recognized as a reliable indicator of laboratory technical competence and helps laboratories to provide the better services for the patients who expect that all tests are carried out according to the highest quality principles. If these tests are not available or are inaccurate, treatment outcomes for patients are likely to be poorer, with higher mortality and more frequent illness. Diagnostic testing involves multistep processes which could potentially be a subject to multiple sources of error leading to significant variance in the accuracy of the reported result, incorrect diagnosis, inappropriate treatment, or withholding of lifesaving therapy. Laboratory should consider all potential errors that could cause the worst outcomes and prevent them. Laboratories that achieve accreditation are recognized for superior test reliability, operational performance, quality management, reduced rates of laboratory errors and ultimately contribute to better patient care.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Temeljne medicinske znanosti, Kliničke medicinske znanosti, Farmacija, Biotehnologija u biomedicini (prirodno područje, biomedicina i zdravstvo, biotehničko područje)

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