title: Quality management systems for your in vitro fertilization clinic's laboratory: Why bother?
abstract: Several countries have in recent years introduced prescribed requirements for treatment and monitoring of outcomes, as well as a licensing or accreditation requirement for in vitro fertilization (IVF) clinics and their laboratories. It is commonplace for Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) laboratories to be required to have a quality control system. However, more effective Total Quality Management systems are now being implemented by an increasing number of ART clinics. In India, it is now a requirement to have a quality management system in order to be accredited and to help meet customer demand for improved delivery of ART services. This review contains the proceedings a quality management session at the Indian Fertility Experts Meet (IFEM) 2010 and focuses on the creation of a patient-oriented best-in-class IVF laboratory.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fertility Unit, Karolinska University Hospital, 141 86 Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Jan I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Olofsson
authors.forename: Manish R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Banker
authors.forename: Late Peter
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Sjoblom
keywords: Assisted reproduction technique; Total Quality Management; in vitro fertilization