Strategies to define performance specifications in laboratory medicine: 3 years on from the Milan Strategic Conference

• Published in: Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine Vol. 55; no. 12; pp. 1849 - 1856
• Main Authors: Panteghini, Mauro, Ceriotti, Ferruccio, Jones, Graham, Oosterhuis, Wytze, Plebani, Mario, Sandberg, Sverre
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany De Gruyter 26.10.2017; Walter De Gruyter & Company
• Subjects: biological variation; Clinical Laboratory Techniques - standards; Clinical Medicine - standards; Humans; Laboratories; Laboratories - standards; Medicine; outcome; performance specifications; Quality Control; Specifications; biological variation; outcome; performance specifications

Measurements in clinical laboratories produce results needed in the diagnosis and monitoring of patients. These results are always characterized by some uncertainty. What quality is needed and what measurement errors can be tolerated without jeopardizing patient safety should therefore be defined an...