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, as shown below. Place the three steps in the order in whi...
- 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. Drag each of the actions listed below ...
- Monitor IQCP for Effectiveness
- Making Sure it Works
- Successful Risk Mitigation
- If a failure occurs after the IQCP process has been completed, the Quality Control Plan (QCP) that was written should be discarded. The entire IQCP pr...
- Applying IQCP Principles
- Conclusion
- References
Additional Information
Level of instruction: Intermediate
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 Masters in Business Healthcare Administration and Masters of Science in Project Management. Baker has authored articles and conducted seminars in Point-of-Care Testing, Laboratory operations, and Health informatics.
Reviewer information: Barbara Cebulski, MS, MLS(ASCP) has over 40 years of experience in the medical laboratory profession as a technologist, section supervisor, and laboratory manager. She was an Inspection and Technical Specialist for nine years with the College of American Pathologists in the Laboratory Accreditation Program and, until her retirement in 2015, was Program Director for MediaLab, Inc. Barbara holds a Masters in Instructional Technology from Georgia State University.
Reviewer information: Mark F. Roller, MLS(ASCP) is the Point of Care (POC) Coordinator and Laboratory Safety Officer at Salem Health in Oregon. He graduated from Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Technology. Mark is currently enrolled in the Master of Science in Administrative Studies program at Missouri State University.