Analytical quality, test quality and quality costs.
This paper discusses briefly: analytical quality and its determinants; design of quality assurance procedures on the basis of quality; specifications and quality-cost models; test quality and medical costs; external quality assessment and harmonization of clinical chemical test results; the potential role of computers, database and knowledge-based systems in achieving quality goals in decentralized analytical activities.
D002624:Chemistry, Clinical; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D011786:Quality Control