The solution to the challenge--CAP clinical standard solutions program.
Quality assurance is a major concern and goal of clinical laboratories, the scope of which extends to all phases of clinical laboratory operation. The CAP Clinical Standard Solutions are an integral component of the quality assurance system. These primary volumetric working standards assist the laboratory in assuring the reliability of individual clinical laboratory results. This article reviews the rationale, content, and application of the CAP Clinical Standard Solutions Program.
D007753:Laboratories / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012996:Solutions / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States