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Quality Management for In-Clinic Laboratories: The total quality management system and quality plan
Authors Jennifer R. Cook, Emma H. Hooijberg, and Kathleen P. Freeman
Introduction

All human clinical laboratory testing in the United States is regulated by the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of the US FDA, 1 and other countries have similar regulations. Failure of such laboratories to correct issues of noncompliance with legislation results in lack of accreditation and termination of laboratory services. In contrast, veterinary laboratories are not uniformly regulated by government entities. Laboratory accreditation is offered by the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians and is optional. This accreditation is “restricted to publicly funded, full-service laboratories, full service being defined as offering necropsy, histopathology, bacteriology, and virology or equivalent services
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Research Article
in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
Page(s):
55–61
Online Publication Date:
01 Jan 2021