Lesson 15: Am I done with QC now?

In Future Directions in Quality Control, Dr. Westgard discusses the expected evolution of quality systems and considers the needs of total automation as well as point-of-care applications. In Defect Rates, Quality and Productivity, Dr. Robert Burnett describes the need to focus our future thinking on defect rates to better manage the analytical quality of laboratory tests. 
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Objectives: 

Understand the evolutionary relationships between measurement and control procedures. 
Identify the QC needs for total laboratory automation. 
Identify the QC needs for point-of-care testing. 

Web materials: 

Essay: Future Directions in Quality Control 
Essay: Defect Rates, Quality and Productivity 

Things to do:

Study the materials. 
Review your organization's QC policies and practices for point-of-care applications. 

Assessment: View the Answers

What is meant by individualized QC designs? 
How should measurement stability influence QC? 
What kind of stability information is needed about point-of-care devices? 
What new product labelling information would improve analytical quality management? 

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