title: The history of evaluation criteria for CAP surveys.
abstract: I summarize the evolution of target-value assignment methods and laboratory performance assessment (evaluation) within the College of American Pathologists Interlaboratory Survey Programs and review the importance of, and longstanding interest in, medical relevance criteria in setting analytical goals.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Pathology of Seattle, WA 98104.
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Hamlin
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000266:history*; D002624:Chemistry, Clinical / Q000266:history / Q000592:standards*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D007753:Laboratories / Q000592:standards*