CLSI POCT8 P : 1ED 2009

Abstract
Committee Membership
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Standard Precautions
3 Definitions
4 Professional Roles and Responsibilities
5 The Right Test for You: Selection, Verification,
  Training and Procedures
6 Avoiding Errors: Before, During, and After the test
7 Keeping It Reliable: Quality Control, Quality Assurance,
  and Risk Management
8 Recordkeeping: "If It Is Not Documented, It Was Not Done."
9 Simplifying Management of Noninstrumented Testing - A
  Checklist
References
Appendix A - Waived Testing - What is It and What Does it
             Mean?
Appendix B - Samples of Personnel Policy and Position
             Descriptions
Appendix C - Test Selection Checklist
Appendix D - Example of Product Insert Instructions
Appendix E - Sample Material Safety Data Sheet
Appendix F - Example of Training/Competency Assessment
Appendix G - Examples of Instructions for Patients
Appendix H - Example of Sample Collection
Appendix I - Example of Policy/Procedures for Human
             Chorionic Gonadotropin in urine
Appendix J - Example of Temperature Log
Appendix K - Sample Quality Control Log Sheet
Appendix L - Example Quality Control Troubleshooting Flow Chart
Appendix M - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services -
             Approved Proficiency Programs for 2008
Appendix N - Sample Proficiency Testing Review/Failure
             Investigation Report
Appendix O - Sample Test Records
Appendix P - Sample Quality Assurance Checklist
Appendix Q - Sample Corrective action Report
Appendix R - Sample Occurrence management Form and Log
The Quality Management System Approach
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Describes laboratory science concepts and activities with the goal of increasing knowledge and quality of laboratory testing for testing personnel with no laboratory background.