Clinical Laboratory Accreditation in India

There is a growing demand for quality in health care. Expeditious availability of reliable and accurate test results is vital to diagnosis of clinical disorders. A clinical laboratory performing these tests must implement a sound quality assurance program that ensures staff competence, safe environment, proper maintenance of calibrated equipment, use of standard procedures for patient preparation, sample collection, handling and analysis, communication with clinicians, maintenance of confidentiality, and timely dispatch of accurately transcribed test results. For results to be universally acceptable, the laboratory should be accredited by an authoritative accreditation body.