Quality System Essentials (QSEs) Form the Basis of a Laboratory's

question 64

Multiple Choice

Quality system essentials (QSEs) form the basis of a laboratory's quality management system (QMS) and contain the management information needed for a laboratory to perform quality work. Which of the following items might be studied as part of an examination of a laboratory's information management?

• A) Provisions for maintaining records of quality control results
• B) Examples of procedures used by department
• C) Provisions for maintaining the security of patient records
• D) Instructions available for the running of Delta checks

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