Course Outline
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- Individualized Quality Control Plan (IQCP) Introduction
- Individualized Quality Control Plan
- Risk and Risk Mitigation
- IQCP and the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) for Laboratories Operating in the United States
- IQCP and CLIA, continued
- The development of an individualized quality control plan (IQCP) involves three major steps. Place the steps in the order in which they should occur i...
- Tools for Risk Assessment
- Quality Control Plan
- Creating a Quality Control Plan (QCP)
- Quality Control (QC) Tools
- All of these actions could lead to a reduction in errors; however, some actions are more effective than others. Match each of the actions listed below...
- Monitor IQCP for Effectiveness
- Making Sure It Works
- Successful Risk Mitigation
- True or False: If a failure occurs after the IQCP process has been completed, the Quality Control Plan (QCP) that was written should be discarded. The...
- Applying IQCP Principles
- Example
- Example: Listing Steps in the Process
- Example: Observation
- Example: Documenting Observations
- Example: Assessing Risk
- Example: Process Map
- Example: Creating a Quality Control Plan (QCP)
- Example: QCP to Control the Test Quality and Minimize Risk
- Conclusion
- Conclusion and Further Resource Information
- References
Additional Information
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Intended Audience: Laboratory administration and management to include medical laboratory scientists and technicians. This course is also appropriate for medical laboratory science students and pathology residents.
Author Information: Ginger A. Baker, MBA, MS, MT (AAB) is a consultant in lean six-sigma laboratory operation and workflow design, professional speaker, author, Chief of US Business Development for BITAC, and the Manager of Laboratory Operations, St. Peter’s Hospital, Montana. In her career Baker has helped shape Laboratory Medicine through her work on multiple CLSI committees. She has worked in a multitude of settings, from a rural critical care hospital to academic urban multifaceted organizations, veterinary specialty laboratories, corporate settings, and consultation services. She holds a Master's in Business Healthcare Administration and a Master of Science in Project Management. Baker has authored articles and conducted seminars in Point-of-Care Testing, Laboratory operations, and Health informatics.
Reviewer Information: Sheryl A. Whitlock, MA.Ed, MT(ASCP)BB is the owner of ARK Laboratory Consulting, LLC. Sheryl served as the laboratory coordinator for the Student Health Services Laboratory at the University of Delaware for 15 years. Sheryl received her Master’s degree in Education from Arcadia University. She has more than 35 years of experience in laboratory science including management, education, and hands-on bench experience. She has written and published textbooks and laboratory manuals as well as having contributed to numerous online and print articles in the field of laboratory medicine.
