Rethinking internal quality control: the time is now

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¹ Medical School, University of Padova-Italy, Padova, Italy.
² Laboratory of Biochemistry-Pharmacology-Toxicology, University Hospital of Reims, Reims, France.
³ Biochemical Genetics, Victorian Clinical Genetics Services Ltd, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
⁴ Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Mainz, Germany.
⁵ Section of Clinical Biochemistry, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy.
⁶ Oncology, Palacky University Medical School, Olomouc, Czech.
⁷ CPDP Consulting, LLC, Denver, CO, USA.
⁸ Computer and Data Sciences, University Hospital Jena, Institute of Medical Statistics, Jena, Germany.

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Mario Plebani et al. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2022.

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. 2022 Jun 29;60(9):1316-1317.

doi: 10.1515/cclm-2022-0587. Print 2022 Aug 26.

¹ Medical School, University of Padova-Italy, Padova, Italy.
² Laboratory of Biochemistry-Pharmacology-Toxicology, University Hospital of Reims, Reims, France.
³ Biochemical Genetics, Victorian Clinical Genetics Services Ltd, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
⁴ Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Mainz, Germany.
⁵ Section of Clinical Biochemistry, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy.
⁶ Oncology, Palacky University Medical School, Olomouc, Czech.
⁷ CPDP Consulting, LLC, Denver, CO, USA.
⁸ Computer and Data Sciences, University Hospital Jena, Institute of Medical Statistics, Jena, Germany.

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How to evaluate fixed clinical QC limits vs. risk-based SQC strategies.
Westgard JO, Bayat H, Westgard SA. Westgard JO, et al. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2022 Jun 14;60(9):e199-e201. doi: 10.1515/cclm-2022-0539. Print 2022 Aug 26. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2022. PMID: 35694816 No abstract available.

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