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To review the College of American Pathologists proficiency testing experience and define the clinical and analytical benefits of external quality assurance in hemostasis.

April 1, 2007Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis

Quality Assurance in Hemostasis: The Perspective from the College of American Pathologists Proficiency Testing Program

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MCMark T. CunninghamUniversity of Kansas Medical Center JBJohn T. BrandtGoethe University Frankfurt WCWayne L. ChandlerUniversity of Washington

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Program review demonstrates benefits of external quality assurance in clinical hemostasis testing, indicating that proficiency monitoring enhances analytical accuracy and patient safety.

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To review the College of American Pathologists proficiency testing experience and define the clinical and analytical benefits of external quality assurance in hemostasis.
Reviewed proficiency testing evaluations conducted between 1963 and 2006 across clinical hemostasis laboratories.
Assessed laboratory performance across multiple assays, including prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time, coagulation factor activity, heparin monitoring, lupus anticoagulant testing, and platelet function.
Proficiency testing characterized assay accuracy and precision across diverse methods while identifying the impact of specific method variables and interfering substances.
Systematic surveillance flagged clinical laboratories at risk for analytical underperformance to prompt quality improvements.
External quality assurance supported regulatory compliance and demonstrated a consistent framework for enhancing patient safety through improved testing reliability.

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Cunningham et al. (2007) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7a62bb8a3ae1c74232c078 https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2007-971811

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Program review demonstrates benefits of external quality assurance in clinical hemostasis testing, indicating that proficiency monitoring enhances analytical accuracy and patient safety.

Quality Assurance in Hemostasis: The Perspective from the College of American Pathologists Proficiency Testing Program

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Quality Assurance in Hemostasis: The Perspective from the College of American Pathologists Proficiency Testing Program

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