Quality Control, Quality Assurance, and Proficiency Testing in the Andrology Laboratory

The primary goal of any andrology laboratory should be the performance of accurate, reproducible, high-quality, and clinically relevant laboratory testing. An underlining objective of such a goal is to better serve the ordering physician, and the patient, by continually improving laboratory performa...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Archives of andrology 2002-11, Vol.48 (6), p.417-431
Main Author: Keel, B. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Andrology
Andrology Laboratory
Humans
Laboratories - standards
Male
Quality Control
Reproducibility of Results
Sperm Count
Sperm Motility
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
cited_by cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c472t-78d7e6f41501ca5a628a42af3834b09c6ce328cf368fa078678688184473cb913
cites cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c472t-78d7e6f41501ca5a628a42af3834b09c6ce328cf368fa078678688184473cb913
container_end_page 431
container_issue 6
container_start_page 417
container_title Archives of andrology
container_volume 48
creator Keel, B. A.
description The primary goal of any andrology laboratory should be the performance of accurate, reproducible, high-quality, and clinically relevant laboratory testing. An underlining objective of such a goal is to better serve the ordering physician, and the patient, by continually improving laboratory performance. Quality control (QC) is the procedure that determines accurate and reproducible testing. Proficiency testing (PT) is the process allowing physicians to compare results from one laboratory to another. Quality assurance (QA) is the mechanism ensuring high-quality, clinically relevant testing. Together, QC, QA, and PT serve as the foundation responsible for a program that continually improves the overall quality of the testing, allowing the physician ordering the test to be more effective in treating the patient. Several examples are presented to assist the implementation of effective QC and QA programs aimed at continually improving performance in the andrology laboratory.
doi_str_mv 10.1080/01485010290099147
format article
fullrecord <record><control><sourceid>proquest_infor</sourceid><recordid>TN_cdi_informaworld_taylorfrancis_310_1080_01485010290099147</recordid><sourceformat>XML</sourceformat><sourcesystem>PC</sourcesystem><sourcerecordid>72669976</sourcerecordid><originalsourceid>FETCH-LOGICAL-c472t-78d7e6f41501ca5a628a42af3834b09c6ce328cf368fa078678688184473cb913</originalsourceid><addsrcrecordid>eNp9kF1rVDEQhoModq3-AG8kV151a75OPtCbZVErLLSFipdhNifpppxNanIO5fz7puyKiFAIk2F435eZB6H3lJxTosknQoXuCCXMEGIMFeoFWlAu2ZIT071Ei1a71hN2gt7UekdaR7h-jU4oE6xTnVmgX9cTDHGc8TqnseThDP8ZrGqdCiTnzzCkHl-VHKKLPrkZ3_g6xnSLY8LjzuNV6psz3854A9tcYMxlfoteBRiqf3f8T9HPb19v1hfLzeX3H-vVZumEYuNS6V55GQRtZzjoQDINgkHgmostMU46z5l2gUsdgCgt29OaaiEUd1tD-Sn6eMi9L_n31Pay-1idHwZIPk_VKialMUo2IT0IXcm1Fh_sfYl7KLOlxD7RtP_RbJ4Px_Bpu_f9X8cRXxN8OQhiCrns4SGXobcjzEMu4QlerJY_l__5H_vOwzDuHBRv7_JUUgP3zHaPacyT9Q</addsrcrecordid><sourcetype>Aggregation Database</sourcetype><iscdi>true</iscdi><recordtype>article</recordtype><pqid>72669976</pqid></control><display><type>article</type><title>Quality Control, Quality Assurance, and Proficiency Testing in the Andrology Laboratory</title><source>Taylor and Francis:Jisc Collections:Taylor and Francis Read and Publish Agreement 2024-2025:Medical Collection (Reading list)</source><creator>Keel, B. A.</creator><creatorcontrib>Keel, B. A.</creatorcontrib><description>The primary goal of any andrology laboratory should be the performance of accurate, reproducible, high-quality, and clinically relevant laboratory testing. An underlining objective of such a goal is to better serve the ordering physician, and the patient, by continually improving laboratory performance. Quality control (QC) is the procedure that determines accurate and reproducible testing. Proficiency testing (PT) is the process allowing physicians to compare results from one laboratory to another. Quality assurance (QA) is the mechanism ensuring high-quality, clinically relevant testing. Together, QC, QA, and PT serve as the foundation responsible for a program that continually improves the overall quality of the testing, allowing the physician ordering the test to be more effective in treating the patient. Several examples are presented to assist the implementation of effective QC and QA programs aimed at continually improving performance in the andrology laboratory.</description><identifier>ISSN: 0955-3002</identifier><identifier>ISSN: 0148-5016</identifier><identifier>EISSN: 1362-3095</identifier><identifier>DOI: 10.1080/01485010290099147</identifier><identifier>PMID: 12425759</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>England: Informa UK Ltd</publisher><subject>Andrology ; Andrology Laboratory ; Humans ; Laboratories - standards ; Male ; Quality Control ; Reproducibility of Results ; Sperm Count ; Sperm Motility</subject><ispartof>Archives of andrology, 2002-11, Vol.48 (6), p.417-431</ispartof><rights>2002 Informa UK Ltd All rights reserved: reproduction in whole or part not permitted 2002</rights><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed><citedby>FETCH-LOGICAL-c472t-78d7e6f41501ca5a628a42af3834b09c6ce328cf368fa078678688184473cb913</citedby><cites>FETCH-LOGICAL-c472t-78d7e6f41501ca5a628a42af3834b09c6ce328cf368fa078678688184473cb913</cites></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><link.rule.ids>314,780,784,27924,27925</link.rule.ids><backlink>$$Uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12425759$$D View this record in MEDLINE/PubMed$$Hfree_for_read</backlink></links><search><creatorcontrib>Keel, B. A.</creatorcontrib><title>Quality Control, Quality Assurance, and Proficiency Testing in the Andrology Laboratory</title><title>Archives of andrology</title><addtitle>Arch Androl</addtitle><description>The primary goal of any andrology laboratory should be the performance of accurate, reproducible, high-quality, and clinically relevant laboratory testing. An underlining objective of such a goal is to better serve the ordering physician, and the patient, by continually improving laboratory performance. Quality control (QC) is the procedure that determines accurate and reproducible testing. Proficiency testing (PT) is the process allowing physicians to compare results from one laboratory to another. Quality assurance (QA) is the mechanism ensuring high-quality, clinically relevant testing. Together, QC, QA, and PT serve as the foundation responsible for a program that continually improves the overall quality of the testing, allowing the physician ordering the test to be more effective in treating the patient. Several examples are presented to assist the implementation of effective QC and QA programs aimed at continually improving performance in the andrology laboratory.</description><subject>Andrology</subject><subject>Andrology Laboratory</subject><subject>Humans</subject><subject>Laboratories - standards</subject><subject>Male</subject><subject>Quality Control</subject><subject>Reproducibility of Results</subject><subject>Sperm Count</subject><subject>Sperm Motility</subject><issn>0955-3002</issn><issn>0148-5016</issn><issn>1362-3095</issn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>article</rsrctype><creationdate>2002</creationdate><recordtype>article</recordtype><recordid>eNp9kF1rVDEQhoModq3-AG8kV151a75OPtCbZVErLLSFipdhNifpppxNanIO5fz7puyKiFAIk2F435eZB6H3lJxTosknQoXuCCXMEGIMFeoFWlAu2ZIT071Ei1a71hN2gt7UekdaR7h-jU4oE6xTnVmgX9cTDHGc8TqnseThDP8ZrGqdCiTnzzCkHl-VHKKLPrkZ3_g6xnSLY8LjzuNV6psz3854A9tcYMxlfoteBRiqf3f8T9HPb19v1hfLzeX3H-vVZumEYuNS6V55GQRtZzjoQDINgkHgmostMU46z5l2gUsdgCgt29OaaiEUd1tD-Sn6eMi9L_n31Pay-1idHwZIPk_VKialMUo2IT0IXcm1Fh_sfYl7KLOlxD7RtP_RbJ4Px_Bpu_f9X8cRXxN8OQhiCrns4SGXobcjzEMu4QlerJY_l__5H_vOwzDuHBRv7_JUUgP3zHaPacyT9Q</recordid><startdate>20021101</startdate><enddate>20021101</enddate><creator>Keel, B. A.</creator><general>Informa UK Ltd</general><general>Taylor &amp; Francis</general><scope>CGR</scope><scope>CUY</scope><scope>CVF</scope><scope>ECM</scope><scope>EIF</scope><scope>NPM</scope><scope>AAYXX</scope><scope>CITATION</scope><scope>7X8</scope></search><sort><creationdate>20021101</creationdate><title>Quality Control, Quality Assurance, and Proficiency Testing in the Andrology Laboratory</title><author>Keel, B. A.</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c472t-78d7e6f41501ca5a628a42af3834b09c6ce328cf368fa078678688184473cb913</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>articles</rsrctype><prefilter>articles</prefilter><language>eng</language><creationdate>2002</creationdate><topic>Andrology</topic><topic>Andrology Laboratory</topic><topic>Humans</topic><topic>Laboratories - standards</topic><topic>Male</topic><topic>Quality Control</topic><topic>Reproducibility of Results</topic><topic>Sperm Count</topic><topic>Sperm Motility</topic><toplevel>peer_reviewed</toplevel><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>Keel, B. A.</creatorcontrib><collection>Medline</collection><collection>MEDLINE</collection><collection>MEDLINE (Ovid)</collection><collection>MEDLINE</collection><collection>MEDLINE</collection><collection>PubMed</collection><collection>CrossRef</collection><collection>MEDLINE - Academic</collection><jtitle>Archives of andrology</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Keel, B. A.</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><atitle>Quality Control, Quality Assurance, and Proficiency Testing in the Andrology Laboratory</atitle><jtitle>Archives of andrology</jtitle><addtitle>Arch Androl</addtitle><date>2002-11-01</date><risdate>2002</risdate><volume>48</volume><issue>6</issue><spage>417</spage><epage>431</epage><pages>417-431</pages><issn>0955-3002</issn><issn>0148-5016</issn><eissn>1362-3095</eissn><abstract>The primary goal of any andrology laboratory should be the performance of accurate, reproducible, high-quality, and clinically relevant laboratory testing. An underlining objective of such a goal is to better serve the ordering physician, and the patient, by continually improving laboratory performance. Quality control (QC) is the procedure that determines accurate and reproducible testing. Proficiency testing (PT) is the process allowing physicians to compare results from one laboratory to another. Quality assurance (QA) is the mechanism ensuring high-quality, clinically relevant testing. Together, QC, QA, and PT serve as the foundation responsible for a program that continually improves the overall quality of the testing, allowing the physician ordering the test to be more effective in treating the patient. Several examples are presented to assist the implementation of effective QC and QA programs aimed at continually improving performance in the andrology laboratory.</abstract><cop>England</cop><pub>Informa UK Ltd</pub><pmid>12425759</pmid><doi>10.1080/01485010290099147</doi><tpages>15</tpages></addata></record>
fulltext fulltext
identifier ISSN: 0955-3002
ispartof Archives of andrology, 2002-11, Vol.48 (6), p.417-431
issn 0955-3002
0148-5016
1362-3095
language eng
recordid cdi_informaworld_taylorfrancis_310_1080_01485010290099147
source Taylor and Francis:Jisc Collections:Taylor and Francis Read and Publish Agreement 2024-2025:Medical Collection (Reading list)
subjects Andrology
Andrology Laboratory
Humans
Laboratories - standards
Male
Quality Control
Reproducibility of Results
Sperm Count
Sperm Motility
title Quality Control, Quality Assurance, and Proficiency Testing in the Andrology Laboratory
url http://sfxeu10.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/loughborough?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_tim=2025-01-06T06%3A51%3A45IST&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com:primo3-Article-proquest_infor&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Quality%20Control,%20Quality%20Assurance,%20and%20Proficiency%20Testing%20in%20the%20Andrology%20Laboratory&rft.jtitle=Archives%20of%20andrology&rft.au=Keel,%20B.%20A.&rft.date=2002-11-01&rft.volume=48&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=417&rft.epage=431&rft.pages=417-431&rft.issn=0955-3002&rft.eissn=1362-3095&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080/01485010290099147&rft_dat=%3Cproquest_infor%3E72669976%3C/proquest_infor%3E%3Cgrp_id%3Ecdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c472t-78d7e6f41501ca5a628a42af3834b09c6ce328cf368fa078678688184473cb913%3C/grp_id%3E%3Coa%3E%3C/oa%3E%3Curl%3E%3C/url%3E&rft_id=info:oai/&rft_pqid=72669976&rft_id=info:pmid/12425759&rfr_iscdi=true