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December 6, 2020
The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) has released the new version of their self-paced Laboratory Quality Management System (LQMS) Certificate Program. This online learning program provides the most up-to-date information for the implementation and sustainment of a quality management system (QMS) in the laboratory.
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November 19, 2020
The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) has published QMS20—The Cost of Quality in Medical Laboratories, 2nd Edition. This guideline describes quality costs in laboratory expenditures (including prevention, appraisal, internal failure, and external failure costs) and suggests ways that laboratories can apply this information to continually improve their processes, services, and financial performance.
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November 19, 2020
The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) has published the 2nd Edition of POCT05—Performance Metrics for Continuous Interstitial Glucose Monitoring.
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September 25, 2020
The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) has published GP42—Collection of Capillary Blood Specimens, 7th Edition. GP42 provides procedures for collection of capillary blood specimens that contribute to the accuracy of the results and the safety of the patient and the health care professional. Specifications for collection sites, puncture depth, and disposable devices used to collect, process, and transfer capillary blood specimens are also included.
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August 28, 2020
The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) has published MM13—Collection, Transport, Preparation, and Storage of Specimens for Molecular Methods, 2nd ed. MM13 describes general technical principles for ensuring optimal specimen collection, transport, storage, and nucleic acid isolation for molecular diagnostic test methods. It is intended for all health care professionals responsible for obtaining and transporting specimens from patients or preparing samples for molecular tests. It is also intended for manufacturers of specimen collection devices and sample preparation reagents, kits, and instrumentation.
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August 4, 2020
CLSI Publishes POCT14—Point-of-Care Coagulation Testing and Anticoagulation Monitoring, 2nd Ed. The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) has published POCT14--Point-of-Care Coagulation Testing and Anticoagulation Monitoring, 2nd Edition.
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August 3, 2020
The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) has published three new editions of antifungal testing documents M59, M60, and M61.
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The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) has published QMS05— Qualifying, Selecting, and Evaluating a Referral Laboratory, 3rd ed. QMS05 provides laboratories with a defined process to identify candidate referral laboratories and consultants and qualify them for additional consideration.
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The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute has published VET03, Methods for Antimicrobial Broth Dilution and Disk Diffusion Susceptibility Testing of Bacteria Isolated From Aquatic Animals, 2nd Edition and its supplement, VET04, Performance Standards for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Bacteria Isolated From Aquatic Animals, 3rd Edition.
Read MoreJanuary 23, 2020
The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute announces the recipients of its 2020 Excellence Awards. These awards celebrate the achievements of CLSI volunteers who have helped improve the quality of medical care worldwide.
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