QUALITY OUTCOMES IN AN AGE OF UNCERTAINTY

The symposium titled ''Quality Outcomes in an Age of Uncertainty'' was held in April at. the spring ASCP/CAP meeting in Boston. Participants discussed trends in health care and today's focus on clinical outcome s. Laboratorians may play a key role in improving patient outcomes and quality of care through the development of clinical guidelines and cr itical pathways, appropriate use of tests, and by getting out of their offices and laboratories to make recommendations to caregivers. The s ymposium was sponsored by the ASCP Practice Assessment Committee. Foll owing are excerpts of participants' remarks.