Accreditation of Individualized Quality Control Plans by the College of American Pathologists.
The Laboratory Accreditation Program of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) began in 2015 to allow accredited laboratories to devise their own strategies for quality control of laboratory testing. Participants now have the option to implement individualized quality control plans (IQCPs). Only nonwaived testing that features an internal control (built-in, electronic, or procedural) is eligible for IQCP accreditation. The accreditation checklists that detail the requirements have been peer-reviewed by content experts on CAP's scientific resource committees and by a panel of accreditation participants. Training and communication have been key to the successful introduction of the new IQCP requirements.
College of American Pathologists, 325 Waukegan Road, Northfield, IL 60093-2750, USA. Electronic address: gahfcap@gmail.com.
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D000068:Accreditation; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories / Q000592:standards*; D010338:Pathology, Clinical / Q000592:standards*; D016730:Program Development; D011786:Quality Control; D012308:Risk Management / Q000592:standards; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States
Clinical laboratory; Laboratory accreditation; Laboratory inspection; Medical laboratory; Quality control; Risk management