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	DLS Content DLS Home Best Practices CLIA Genetics Institutes International Activities MASTER Monitoring MPEP Publications Quality Conferences Training Waived Tests   Other DLS Resources Resource Links IQLM 2005 Posters A sustainable community process to improve availability of appropriate, verified quality control (QC) materials for genetic testing Lisa Kalman, Bin Chen, Ira M. Lubin, D. Joe Boone   An Interdisciplinary Approach to Improving Central Lab Turnaround Time for Stat Troponin Testing D. Robert Dufour, Kathleen A. Zeiler, Patricia Shiu, Rosario N. Hunter, Pamela Del Monte, Mitra Thompson   Assessing the Benefit of Measuring B-type Natriuretic Peptide Larry H. Bernstein, Madeleine Schlefer   Cervical Biopsy Correlation of SurePath™ Liquid Based Pap Tests Interpreted as Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance in Conjunction with Digene Hybrid Capture® II High Risk Human Papilloma Virus Testing Lynnette C. Savaloja, Misty D. Babb, Chelsi R. Womack, Elizabeth T. Jordan   Communications System: A 'Tailored Tools' Approach Sarah-Jane Downing, Kit Johnson   Comparison of Cytology Proficiency Testing--Glass Slides vs. Virtual Slides MariBeth C. Gagnon, Stanley Inhorn, John Hancock, Keller Barbara, Dana Carpenter, Toby Merlin, Thomas Hearn, Pamela Thompson, Rhonda Whalen, Barbara Keller   Developing a Matrix-Structured Quality Financial System for a Public Health Laboratory Tanya Koga, Kit Johnson   Development of an Integrated System for Reporting, Analyzing and Learning from Adverse Incidents involving Patients, Staff and Others Leroy Mell, Shirley Knelly   Different Temporal Systems May Contribute to Medical Error: A Study of a Hospital Emergency Department (ED) and Clinical Laboratory Interaction Zixing Shen, Yisong Jiang, Youngjin Yoo, Kalle Lyytinen, Edward Michelson, Linda M. Sandhaus   Enhancing Cardiac Diagnosis and Treatment Capability with Automation and Laboratorian/Clinican Collaborations Denise L. Uettwiller-Geiger, Peter Bruno, Joan Faro, Judith Mignone, Owen Yen   EQUIP: International Collaboration in Laboratory Services Kathleen L. Caldwell, Amir A. Makhmudov, Robert L. Jones   Errors in the Testing Process in Primary Care: A Report from the American Academy of Family Physicians' National Research Network Nancy C. Elder, John Hickner, Deborah Graham, Elias Brandt, Susan Dovey, Robert Phillips   Establishing Meaningful Laboratory Performance Indicators Using Quality Systems Thinking Joan M. Carlson   Evaluation of Job Aids for Laboratory Confirmation in Tanzania Kathleen F. Cavallaro, Vincent Y. Mgaya, Ahmed Seha, Mohamed Amri, Thomas Aisu, Jeannette St. Pierre, Kirk P. Winger, Peter Mmbuji   Evaluation of Medical Laboratory Conformance to ISO 15189:2003: The Ontario, Canada Experience Linda Crawford, Harold Richardson   Impact of Quality Assurance Program Developing and Implementation in Central Asia Region Tatyana Valentinovna Kalashnikova, Erkin Isakovich Musabaev, Natalya Grigorievna Koftunenko, Rafik Karimovich Usmanov, Saida Djakanovna Suleimenova, Nina Ivanovna Golovchenko, Azat Babdjanovich Ongarbaev, Tatyana Enverovna Kuchuk, Adelya Adilkhanovna Albetkova, Jan Drobeniuc, Aliya Balzabekovna Jumagulova, Michael O. Favorov   Implementation of an ISO-based Integrated Management System for Managing Quality and Environmental Requirements in the Clinical Laboratory D. M. Perigo, A. S. E. Goncalves, D. P. Santos, R. Rabelo   Improvement of STAT Results Turn Around Time - A Six Sigma Approach F. Leland McClure   Improving Assessment of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors by Standardizing Manufacturers of Diagnostic Assays Mahnaz Dasti, Mary M. Kimberly, Gary L. Myers   Improving Process Quality and Reducing Total Expense Associated with Specimen Mislabeling in an Academic Medical Center Stephen Kahn, Colleen Jarosz, Kathleen Webster, Cheryl Czerlanis, Deborah Barnish, Suzanne Robertazzi, John Burger, Carrie Holland and John Lee   Innovative Integration and Use of Well-Known Information Technology Tools to Support the Management of ISO Quality and Environmental Standards in a Clinical Laboratory D. M. Perigo, A. S. E. Goncalves, D. P. Santos, Rogerio Rabelo   Interobserver Variability in the Interpretation of Routine Gynecological Specimens Within A Large Practice Frederick A. Meier, Ruan Varney, Sudha R. Kini, Arthur R. Gaba, Chad H. Stone, Daniel S. Schultz, Antoinette Klimowicz, Mona Bansal, Colleen Vrbin, Richard J. Zarbo   New Tools and Approaches for Monitoring and Analyzing Internal and External Clinical Laboratory Performance Poster 1 Poster 2 Ilira Shtepani, Kit Johnson, Norman Neumann   Ordering Genetic Tests and Reporting Results: Communication is Key Ira M. Lubin, Carolyn Constantin   Pathology resident education in laboratory administration and clinical chemistry is less effective than other areas of pathology, as measured by the ASCP Resident In-service Examination (RISE) Barbara J. McKenna, Laura Culver-Edgar   Proficiency Testing Accuracy in the United States Daniel C. Edson   Quality Improvement Through Investigation of External Quality Assessment Discordant Findings Harold Richardson, Jane Gun-Munro   Reduce Pre-Analytic Errors at Hospital: A Joint Six Sigma Project with Quest Diagnostics and a Hospital Customer John Bower   Relative Frequency of Mislabeled Laboratory Samples from the Emergency Department (ED) Compared to Other Hospital Areas Linda M. Sandhaus, Kennan J. Sauder, Edward Michelson   Results of a Survey of Prothrombin Time Testing Practices in the Pacific Northwest, 2004 Shahram Shahangian, Kathy LaBeau   Root Cause Analysis for Pap test Diagnostic Errors Due to Sampling Using a Lean Production System Improves Specimen Quality Stephen S. Raab, Jennifer Condel, Colleen M. Vrbin   The Impact of Gynecologic Pathology Diagnostic Errors on Patient Care Dana Marie Grzybicki, Colleen M. Vrbin, Danielle Pirain, Stephen S. Raab   The Science of Patient Safety: Longitudinal Studies in an Environment of Change. Wagar, E. A.* Hilborne, L. H., Yasin, B. Tamashiro, L., Bruckner, D.A. UCLA Healthcare and Department of Pathology and Lab. Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA Elizabeth A. Wagar, Lee H. Hilborne, Bushra Yasin, Lorraine L. Tamashiro, David A. Bruckner   Use of Hospital Antibiograms as a Quality Indicator Martha S. Boehme, Patricia A. Somsel   Use of patient data to derive long term random error in laboratory assays: Application to glycohemoglobin testing George Cembrowski, David V. Tran, Tammy L Hofer, Terrence Lee   Using Laboratory Automation and Process Improvement to Eliminate Manual Steps and Related Error Sam C. Terese   Variability in Cytologic-Histologic Correlation Practices and Implications on Patient Safety Dana Marie Grzybicki, Colleen M. Vrbin, Stephen S. Raab   IQLM Workgroups Posters Evaluation of Lab Quality Indicators Quality Indicator Evaluations Evaluation of Lab Qaulity Indicators Survey of Lab Quality Indicators Tracked Inventory of Lab Patient Safety Initiatives This page last reviewed: 6/27/2005
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