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Quality assurance

Author: Jeremy C. Parsons, M.D.

Last author update: 1 June 2012

Last staff update: 23 September 2020

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Cite this page: Parsons JC. Quality assurance. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/coagulationqa.html. Accessed December 23rd, 2024.

Definition / general

Important to prevent laboratory errors
CLIA regulations require patient and control specimens be tested in duplicate only for manual coagulation tests, but not for automated tests
CLIA regulations require calibration and calibration verification procedures to substantiate continued accuracy throughout the laboratorys reportable range of test results

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