To prevent error is sign of triumph: Quality control in surgical pathology

Authors : Rateesh Sareen, Rateesh Sareen, Anurag Govil, Anurag Govil, G N Gupta, G N Gupta

DOI : 10.18231/j.achr.2020.058

Volume : 5

Issue : 3

Year : 2020

Page No : 262-265

The measurement of quality matrix has become increasingly important in current health care environment. Quality management system have been recommended by accreditation bodies to reduce errors in surgical pathology but there is strong need of standardization so that errors are kept to minimal thereby improved patient care. The histopathology report influences patient treatment decisions and therefore a good histopathology report should be reliable, timely, addressing to clinician demand. Any error has lethal consequences for patients. The paper gives a lucid review of quality control in histopathology.

Keywords: Histopathology, Quality control, Laboratory.


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