External quality assessment performance in ten countries: an IFCC global laboratory quality project
All 100 participating laboratories indicated satisfaction with the EQA survey and related services, including on-site training, and report handling. However, specimen receiving issues, suggest benefits in dispatching materials for a full 12-month cycle. Significant discrepancies in EQA performance indicate that four countries require long-term assistance, training and guidance. To ensure reliable patient results, promoting EQA in certain countries is essential to achieve the required level of quality.
Authors
- Sarah Wheeler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7851-9836)
- Ivan M. Blasutig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7310-2647)
- Qing H. Meng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1433-9860)
- Egon Amann
- Armand Perret‐Liaudet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6712-9018)
- Annette Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3554-7561)
- Jean‐Marc Giannoli
- Pradeep Kumar Dabla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1409-6771)
- Kandace A. Cendejas
- Lin Ji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7911-5446)
- Renze Bais
- Anne Vassault
Institutions
- Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (GB)
- Bio-Rad (United States) (US)
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
- Philipps University of Marburg (DE)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CA)
- Maulana Azad Medical College (IN)
- Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences (DE)
- Hospices Civils de Lyon (FR)
- Abbott Fund (US)
- Quality Systems (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM)
- Published
- 2024-09-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1515/cclm-2024-0859
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.98