Applying Sigma Metrics to Reduce Outliers

被引：13

作者：

Litten, Joseph ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Valley Hlth, Lab, 1840 Amherst St, Winchester, VA 22601 USA

来源：

CLINICS IN LABORATORY MEDICINE | 2017年 / 37卷 / 01期

关键词：

Six sigma; Sigma metrics; Instrumentation assessment; Quality control; Laboratory standardization; QC rules failure rates;

D O I：

10.1016/j.cll.2016.09.014

中图分类号：

R446 [实验室诊断]; R-33 [实验医学、医学实验];

学科分类号：

1001 ;

摘要：

Sigma metrics can be used to predict assay quality, allowing easy comparison of instrument quality and predicting which tests will require minimal quality control (QC) rules to monitor the performance of the method. A Six Sigma QC program can result in fewer controls and fewer QC failures for methods with a sigma metric of 5 or better. The higher the number of methods with a sigma metric of 5 or better, the lower the costs for reagents, supplies, and control material required to monitor the performance of the methods.

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页码：177 / +

页数：11