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Accreditation of Medical Laboratories

Published:2021 Issue: Volume: Page:600-616
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Container-title:Handbook of Research on Modern Educational Technologies, Applications, and Management
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Author:

McGrowder Donovan¹,Tucker Dwayne¹^ORCID,Miller Fabian G.²^ORCID,Anderson Melisa³,Vaz Kurt Antonio¹^ORCID,Anderson-Jackson Lennox¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica

2. Faculty of Education, The Mico University College, Kingston, Jamaica

3. College of Health Sciences, University of Technology, Jamaica

Abstract

Quality test results generated by medical laboratories across the globe are critical for patient diagnosis and treatment. In addition, this is an area of healthcare that requires standardization. Accreditation is the formal recognition by an authoritative body noting that the clinical laboratory has an established quality management system and is competent to carry out specific tasks related to testing. The Strengthening Laboratory Management Toward Accreditation (SLMTA) program was established to strengthen national laboratory systems and to drive improvements that are immediate and measurable in developing countries, particularly those in Sub-Saharan Africa. This review seeks to look at opportunities that can be garnered by accredited medical laboratories and challenges in seeking accreditation during the implementation and operational states of the criteria of ISO 15189:2012. It also examines the progress toward clinical laboratories becoming accredited due to the enactment of the SLMTA in resource-limited settings.

Publisher

IGI Global

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