title: [Quality control in clinical testing--past and near future].
abstract: To provide clinical testing that is useful for medical treatment, it is essential to provide correct, reliable test results to doctors and patients, i.e. high-quality test data are always required for appropriate medical treatment. To fulfill this requirement, it is necessary to establish and smoothly manage a test quality control system designed to maintain a fixed level of data accuracy and precision. The history of quality control in clinical testing spans nearly 30 years and new developments and innovations are required in this field. In this memorial lecture, I will review the development of clinical laboratory testing and explore the potential for improved test result control in the near future.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathology, Kinki University, School of Medicine, Osaka-Sayama.
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authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohba
mesh_terms: D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000592:standards*; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D011786:Quality Control