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Inspection and accreditation doesn't have to be stressful. Using CLSI standards streamlines the process and has your laboratory inspection ready, and prepared to achieve accreditation with ease.

CLSI wrapped up it's second annual summit, bringing laboratory experts together for a half-day of intense discussions and what the future holds for laboratory medicine.

CLSI EP49 brings together best practices for clinical performance evaluation, supporting more consistent and aligned laboratory approaches worldwide.

In an era of instant answers and AI-generated content, it’s tempting to believe that a quick search or chatbot response can replace the depth of expert consensus.

CLSI Applied 2026 will provide future-ready strategies for clinical and manufacturing lab leaders including AI and technology innovation, standards, and patient safety, all in one powerful half-day training event.

The table provided maps specific Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) Evaluation Protocol (EP) documents that cover the Verification Phase of the Test Life Phases Model to assist medical laboratories verifying performance claims for both laboratory-developed tests and regulatory cleared or approved test methods.

Most laboratories use methods such as QC, equipment calibration measurement, QA measurements of process performance, and more recently, implementation of a quality management system, to determine the quality of examination results and laboratory services.

CLSI’s GHP team will be hosting a workshop on February 9-11th at the Medlab Middle East exhibition in Dubai. Participants will learn how a laboratory can establish an internal audit program to enhance the quality of its services through continual improvement.

CLSI publishes new laboratory equipment performance qualification document, QMS23. Learn more about this standards document and the areas it covers.

Kathleen A. Grindle, MT(ASCP), CQA(ASQ)CPGP discusses the importance of general laboratory equipment performance qualification and the QMS23 standard.