title: Physician office laboratory quality assurance.
abstract: The physician office laboratory (POL) must establish a quality assurance (QA) program. QA is the process of assuring that all testing services have been performed. Documentation of an office QA protocol is a requirement of the upcoming federal regulations (CLIA-88).
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Voldish
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories / Q000592:standards*; D010824:Physicians' Offices / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D011786:Quality Control