ASSESSMENT
AND
MANAGEMENT IN
THE URINALYSIS
LABORATORY
CHAPTER 7
,QUALITY ASSESSMENT (QA)
• Process for guaranteeing quality patient care
• Includes:
• Test ordering
• Specimen collection and handling
• Testing
• Reporting
• Interpretation
,QUALITY ASSESSMENT (QA)
(CONT’D)
• Documentation:
• Procedure manuals
• Internal and external quality control
• Standardization and equipment maintenance
• Proficiency testing and record keeping
• Safety programs
• Training, education, competency assessment
• Scheduled, documented review processes
• Required by accrediting agencies and Medicare
, ACCREDITING AGENCIES
• Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations (JCAHO)
• College of American Pathologists (CAP)
• American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
• American Society of Histocompatibility and
Immunogenetics (ASHI)
• Commission on Laboratory Assessment (COLA)
AND
MANAGEMENT IN
THE URINALYSIS
LABORATORY
CHAPTER 7
,QUALITY ASSESSMENT (QA)
• Process for guaranteeing quality patient care
• Includes:
• Test ordering
• Specimen collection and handling
• Testing
• Reporting
• Interpretation
,QUALITY ASSESSMENT (QA)
(CONT’D)
• Documentation:
• Procedure manuals
• Internal and external quality control
• Standardization and equipment maintenance
• Proficiency testing and record keeping
• Safety programs
• Training, education, competency assessment
• Scheduled, documented review processes
• Required by accrediting agencies and Medicare
, ACCREDITING AGENCIES
• Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations (JCAHO)
• College of American Pathologists (CAP)
• American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
• American Society of Histocompatibility and
Immunogenetics (ASHI)
• Commission on Laboratory Assessment (COLA)
