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Path of Workflow and QA Flashcards

1
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Degree to which a set of inherent characteristics fulfills requirements

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Quality

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2
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Ordering and Blood Collection

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Automation of complex processes

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3
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Transport/scan and pre-analytics

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Production monitoring

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4
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Analytics and Validation

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Quality Assurance

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5
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Sample Archiving and Reporting

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Open Connectivity

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6
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A ladder synthesized from the concepts of acknowledged quality experts. A laboratory can best obtain the next higher stage by mastering the preceding one, ultimately reaching the top rung.

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Stages of Quality

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7
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Operational process control techniques to fulfill quality requirements for regulatory compliance and accreditation

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Quality Control

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8
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Planned and systematic activities to provide confidence that an organization fulfills requirements for quality

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Quality Assurance

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9
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Systematic process-oriented approach to meeting quality objectives

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Quality Management System

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10
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Measurement system for the economic aspects of the cost of quality

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Quality Cost Management

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11
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Management approach centered on sustainable high quality, by focusing on long-term success through customer satisfaction

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Total Quality Management

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12
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Part of quality management focused on providing confidence that quality requirements will be fulfilled
* Comprehensive set of policies, procedures, and practices that are followed to ensure that a
laboratory results are reliable

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Quality Assurance

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13
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accuracy and precision

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reliability

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14
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Includes record keeping, maintenance, and calibration of equipment, proficiency testing, quality control, and training of personnel.

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Quality Assurance

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15
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are used to shifts and trends.

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QC plots of control results

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16
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i. Frequency of performing controls
ii. Number of controls to be used
iii. Type of controls
iv. Acceptable limits for control results
v. Corrective action required if controls are out of range

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written QC program

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17
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A quality control program is in place

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Quality Assurance Plan

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18
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of incubators, certain instruments, and the room are noted and
documented.

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Temperatures

19
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maintenance is performed and documented

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Equipment

20
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are used to ensure that scheduled activities and duties are performed.

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Checklists

21
Q

The laboratory must participate in and document results of

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proficiency testing

22
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The laboratory must be accredited by

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appropriate agency

23
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Sequential processes in laboratory’s activities that transforms a request for examination into the laboratory information that is captured in the report of results

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Clinical Laboratory Phases/Path of Workflow

24
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Sample integrity, system error, QC status, result range, delta check, clinical validation

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standardization, full traceability, compliance

25
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Processes starting, in chronological order, from the request for examination and including
the examination requisition, preparation of the patient, collection of the primary sample,
and transportation to or within the laboratory, and ending when the analytical examination
procedure begins

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Preanalytical (Preexamination procedures) phase

26
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Set of operations, described specifically, used in the performance of examinations
according to a given method

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Analytical (Examination procedures) phase

27
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How testing instrument was prepared and maintained.

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Analytical (Examination procedures) phase

28
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How the testing supplies were stored

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Analytical (Examination procedures) phase

29
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Appropriate training of the personnel performing the tests.

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Analytical (Examination procedures) phase

30
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Quality control to ensure that the testing methods are working properly.

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Analytical (Examination procedures) phase

31
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Processes following the examination including systematic review, formatting and
interpretation, authorization for release, reporting and transmission of the results, and
storage of samples of the laboratory examinations

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Postanalytical (Postexamination procedures) phase

32
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Review and analysis of results by the personnel.

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Postanalytical (Postexamination procedures) phase

33
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Appropriate follow through on extremely high or low results.

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Postanalytical (Postexamination procedures) phase

34
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How the results are recorded and forwarded.

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Postanalytical (Postexamination procedures) phase

35
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Charting procedures

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Postanalytical (Postexamination procedures) phase

36
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Physicians review procedures

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Postanalytical (Postexamination procedures) phase

37
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Storage and(or) disposal of specimens after testing

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Postanalytical (Postexamination procedures) phase

38
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Pre-order/order entry, collection, register and ID, Automated routing, Device connectivity

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Pre-analytics

39
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QC and monitoring, Sample tracking, TAT monitoring

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Analytics

40
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Auto-validation, Host connectivity, reporting

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post-analytics

41
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phlebotomy, send to lab, reception, centrifuge, aliquot, distribute, load

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pre-analytics

42
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analysis and rerun

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analytics

43
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unload samples, archive samples

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post-analytics

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