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Transition to ISO 15189 : 2012 for Cytopathology Laboratories Part 1: General and Management Requirements

Transition to ISO 15189 : 2012 for Cytopathology Laboratories Part 1: General and Management Requirements

Eleftherios Vavoulidis, Stavros Archondakis, Maria Nasioutziki, Ourania Oustambasidou, Angelos Daniilidis, Konstantinos Dinas, Aristotelis Loufopoulos
Copyright: © 2016 |Volume: 5 |Issue: 3 |Pages: 21
ISSN: 2160-9551|EISSN: 2160-956X|EISBN13: 9781466693425|DOI: 10.4018/IJRQEH.2016070101
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Vavoulidis, Eleftherios, et al. "Transition to ISO 15189 : 2012 for Cytopathology Laboratories Part 1: General and Management Requirements." IJRQEH vol.5, no.3 2016: pp.1-21. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJRQEH.2016070101

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Vavoulidis, E., Archondakis, S., Nasioutziki, M., Oustambasidou, O., Daniilidis, A., Dinas, K., & Loufopoulos, A. (2016). Transition to ISO 15189 : 2012 for Cytopathology Laboratories Part 1: General and Management Requirements. International Journal of Reliable and Quality E-Healthcare (IJRQEH), 5(3), 1-21. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJRQEH.2016070101

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Vavoulidis, Eleftherios, et al. "Transition to ISO 15189 : 2012 for Cytopathology Laboratories Part 1: General and Management Requirements," International Journal of Reliable and Quality E-Healthcare (IJRQEH) 5, no.3: 1-21. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJRQEH.2016070101

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Abstract

Nowadays, due to the latest advances in Laboratory Medicine, diagnostic medical laboratories with their highly qualified personnel and state-of-the-art analytical equipment, have completely changed the way modern healthcare is offered. In order to maintain or even increase the already high quality level of the provided testing services, diagnostic laboratories including the cytopathology ones, need to design and apply a Quality Management System (QMS) in agreement with the requirements of the ISO 15189 International Standard. The authors present their experience on the implementation of such a QMS in cytopathology laboratories and highlight the most important general and management parameters that should be taken into consideration when moving from ISO 15189:2007 to the latest ISO 15189:2012. In addition, useful recommendations and suggestions that could make the transition to the latest Standard easier are included. Finally, possible issues and potential adverse events associated with the laboratory's implementation of the ISO 15189:2012 are also described.

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