Quality Assurance in the Clinical Laboratory. 1 Credit Hour

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This course presents the principles, statistics, and applications of quality assurance as it pertains to the clinical laboratory. The course will emphasize the statistics that are needed to evaluate a quality control system, the rules that are necessary for interpreting the quality control results, and the role of quality control in a quality assurance program. The impact of federal and state regulatory agencies on the clinical laboratory and its quality assurance program will be discussed. This course uses online learning format with most instructional components delivered online and some material may be delivered in person.