Naslov
Benefits of the new EQA software for medical laboratories in Croatia

Autori
Radišić Biljak, Vanja

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

Skup
2nd EFCC-UEMS CONGRESS: "Laboratory Medicine at the Clinical Interface" Pre-congress CSMBLM symposium: External Quality Assessment for medical-biochemistry laboratories in Croatia

Mjesto i datum
Dubrovnik, Hrvatska, 10.10.2012. - 13.10.2012

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
new software; benefits

Sažetak
A significant breakthrough in the acceptance and processing of results of Croatian external quality assessment scheme (EQAS) occurred in 2011 with the introduction of a new software: INlab2*QALM– application for quality assessment in laboratory medicine, developed by Croatian software company, IN2 Ltd. Software was accompanied by illustrative and comprehensive easy-to-use handbooks. Through software module for the implementation of Web access for participants great advantage was achieved in the acceptance of results that was fully implemented through an electronic form, unlike the paper registers used in previous years. Once entered, the settings for the methods, analyzers and reagents will remain available in each subsequent cycle until the participant does not modify them. Fast processing of results is provided through the software module for the administrator and scheme coordinators. Complete data processing can be finished within 2 weeks which is a remarkable improvement over the manual entry of results in previous software. With a very open cooperation among participants and EQAS administrator two cycles of EQAS were completed in 2011 using INlab2*QALM application. The success was very high, 98% of laboratories in cycle 2/2011 and 99% of laboratories in cycle 3/2011 have successfully uploaded their results through a web module and received online certificates of participation. The new functionalities were introduced in the web module in the beginning of 2012 - online application for participation in the EQAS followed by invoices and notifications to users. All laboratories (100%) managed to register for 2012. through web application module.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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