QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN HISTOPATHOLOGY LABORATORY
PREAMBLE
High quality Histopathology Laboratory results are becoming
increasingly important as physicians, Pathologists and patients (clients) raise
the level of their expectations on the competence of the Histo-Scientist to
enhance:
·
Diagnosis
·
Appropriate
treatment/Management decisions
·
Disease
Prevention and
·
Governance
(Planning and budgeting)
All procedures and processes established to effect quality
outcome must therefore be able to detect errors in order to mitigate poor
results.
The need for accurate, reliable and timely medical laboratory
results is explained in the ISO 15189:2012 and ISO 9001:2000 which must be
implemented by medical laboratories with intention to be relevant and
competitive in this modern age.
The concept of quality management system recently gaining
ground is often generalized with no allusion to how it applies to the
histopathology laboratory.
It is our utmost pleasure therefore to address how quality
management system could be applied in the histopathology laboratory.
Aim
To explain the concept of quality management system as it
applies to the histopathology laboratory
Objectives
·
To
define simple related terms
·
To
reveal the 12 QMS model
·
To
give practical illustration on how to apply the 12 essentials of QMS in
histopathology laboratory setting.
Definitions
Quality Management System
According to the ISO, quality management system (QMS) is
defined as ‘coordinated activities (management system) to
direct and control an organization with regards to quality’.
Histopathology
Histo means tissues; pathology means study of diseases. Histopathology therefore is the study of
diseases in tissues.
Laboratory
According to AMLSN-MLSCN e-learning course on quality
management system, Laboratory is ‘a building or part of a building, or other place equipped to
conduct scientific experiments.
Medical Laboratory
Medical laboratory is a building or part of a building or
other place equipped to conduct scientific analysis on human and animal
tissues, body fluid, excretions, production of biological, for the purpose of
diagnosis, treatment and research.
Histopathology Laboratory
This is a building or part of a building where scientific
analysis is done on human and animal tissues for the purpose of diagnosis,
treatment and research.
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