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First-Mover Labs Reveal Success with Lean & QMS
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XIX No. 16 – November 19, 2012 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: There is good news for those clinical labs and pathology groups currently operating robust Lean, Six Sigma, and process improvement programs. The Institute of Medicine’s new report calls for all healthcare providers to rapidly transform themselves into ‘continuously learn…
ISO 15189 Accreditation Requires Specific Steps For Global Recognition
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XVII No. 6 – April 19, 2010 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: This intelligence briefing is the third in an ongoing series about quality management systems (QMS) and their role in advancing the performance of clinical laboratories and improving the quality of the testing services they provide. ISO 15189 is a set of standards for medical…
December 14, 2009 “Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XVI No. 17 – December 14, 2009 Issue
In Nigeria, there is an aggressive effort underway to raise the quality of medical laboratory testing. One major element involves inspection of clinical laboratories throughout the nation by teams of laboratory professionals working with the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria …
Two U.S. Labs Pursuing ISO 15189 Accreditation
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XV No. 12 – September 8, 2008 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: In their first public interviews, the nation’s only two laboratories to seek ISO 15189:2007 accreditation share insights about the process, along with its challenges and benefits. Both laboratories are in the final stages of implementation and expect to earn accreditation b…
ISO 15189 Accreditation Program Offered by CAP
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XV No. 3 – March 3, 2008 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Two strong trends in laboratory management can be seen in the College of American Pathologists’ (CAP) move to offer accreditation to ISO 15189:2007. The first trend is the movement toward quality management systems such as Lean and Six Sigma. The second trend is the global …
ISO 15189 Gains Favor For Lab Accreditation
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XIV No. 15 – October 29, 2007 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Volunteers for the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) are in the midst of an 18-month project to help five …
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