Combi scheme: new combined internal/external quality-assessment scheme in The Netherlands.

Abstract:

:The Dutch Foundation for Quality Assessment in Clinical Chemistry (SKZL) is the professional organization that conducts external quality-assessment schemes in The Netherlands. However, such schemes in fact assess the performance of the internal quality-control systems of the participating laboratories. In this paper we describe a new concept, relating the data for internal control materials with those for external samples and thereby leading to a combined external/internal scheme (Combi). The statistical principles underlying the Combi scheme are discussed and examples of the graphical presentation of the results are shown. Because the laboratory data are transmitted over the public telephone system to the computers of the SKZL, we also describe the principles of the data communication. At two-month intervals a statistical presentation is sent to all participants. The central database is updated daily with the received results, making possible an on-line consultation regarding the statistics of the accumulated findings of the control materials in use.

journal_name

Clin Chem

journal_title

Clinical chemistry

authors

Steigstra H,Jansen RT,Baadenhuijsen H

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1991-07-01 00:00:00

pages

1196-204

issue

7

eissn

0009-9147

issn

1530-8561

journal_volume

37

pub_type

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