QUALITY ASSESSMENT IN ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY IN THE COST-CONSCIOUS ERA

Authors
Citation
Rj. Zarbo, QUALITY ASSESSMENT IN ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY IN THE COST-CONSCIOUS ERA, American journal of clinical pathology, 106(4), 1996, pp. 3-10
Citations number
57
Categorie Soggetti
Pathology
ISSN journal
00029173
Volume
106
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Supplement
1
Pages
3 - 10
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9173(1996)106:4<3:QAIAPI>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
In this cost-conscious era, quality assessment activities in anatomic pathology are required not only to assure that quality practices resul t in satisfaction of accreditation standards but also to focus quality management to improve services in an economically competitive manner. Selected high yield monitoring activities that provide comparison to reference databases for benchmarking performance and adoption of pract ice variables effective in the best laboratories are recommended.