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- Title
Surgical Pathology Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement in a Community Hospital: A Year in Review.
- Authors
Todd, Stanley; Tinguria, Mukund; Wentworth, P.; Croal, A.; Chorneyko, Katherine
- Abstract
Quality assurance (QA) and quality improvement (QI) programs are mandatory components of virtually all laboratory accreditation processes, with the ultimate purpose of decreasing laboratory errors and increasing patient safety. QA/QI in anatomical pathology encompasses preanalytical, analytical, and postanalytical factors in the areas of cytopathology, histopathology, immunohistochemistry, and surgical and autopsy pathology. Unlike other areas of the laboratory where QA/QI may involve monitoring specific analytes and, in many instances, may be automated, QA/QI in surgical pathology is labour intensive since the gold standard for a "correct" diagnosis is peer review. Although the principles of all surgical pathology QA/QI programs are the same, the application in individual laboratories depends on departmental demographics and other local factors. This review summarizes 1 year (2008) of a surgical pathology QA/QI program in a community hospital setting and addresses some of the challenges in maintaining an active and effective QA/QI program.
- Subjects
SURGICAL pathology; QUALITY assurance; HOSPITAL care; LABORATORIES; AUTOPSY; ACCREDITATION
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Pathology, 2009, Vol 1, Issue 4, p27
- ISSN
1918-915X
- Publication type
Article