Sunway Medical Laboratory Quality Control Plans Based on Six Sigma, Risk Management and Uncertainty
01 March 2017
Jamuna Jairaman, Zarinah Sakiman, Lee Suan Li
Abstract
Sunway Medical Centre (SunMed) implemented Six Sigma, measurement uncertainty, and risk management after the CLSI EP23 Individualized Quality Control Plan approach. Despite the differences in all three approaches, each implementation was beneficial to the laboratory, and none was in conflict with another approach. A synthesis of these approaches, built on a solid foundation of quality control planning, can help build a strong quality management system for the entire laboratory.
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Cite
Jamuna Jairaman, Zarinah Sakiman, Lee Suan Li, Sunway Medical Laboratory Quality Control Plans Based on Six Sigma, Risk Management and Uncertainty, Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, Volume 37, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 163-176, ISSN 0272-2712, ISBN 9780323477437, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cll.2016.09.013.
