Quality assurance and quality control

How can pathologists explore the uncharted territory of diagnostic error disclosure?

Establishing a proactive strategy for case reviews could help reduce errors

One of the most pressing issues in laboratory medicine is lab test result harmonization

Theranos is currently fighting for its life - but its story may not be over yet…

Michael Laposata, co-author of the IoM report, speaks out…

We can argue about how many diagnostic errors happen each year, but we can’t deny that there are too many of them. And when one of those errors is ours, denial is especially inappropriate – but how many of us feel comfortable about a confessional with the patient? In the first installment of a two-part feature, we examine the difficulties around disclosure and communication of diagnostic errors.

Direct-to-consumer lab tests offer low cost and convenience, but can the results they return be relied upon?

Sitting Down With… James Westgard, Emeritus Professor in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Wisconsin Medical School and President of Westgard QC, Inc., USA.

What is "The Individual Quality Control Plan (IQCP)" and should test sites adopt it?

The introduction of a global reference method for measuring beta-amyloid biomarkers in cerebrospinal fluid could harmonize Alzheimer’s diagnostic results