title: Competency assessment: establishing a program.
abstract: This article describes how a competency assessment program can be implemented in a clinical laboratory. The author reviews applicable standards and regulations and describes a 10-step process for establishing a program. Sample forms are provided for documenting assessments.
authors.affiliation: Evanston Hospital, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tiehen
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories; D000078329:Workforce