Medical laboratory and ISO accreditation schemes and current activities involving medical laboratory accreditation
Journal Title: Journal of Analytical Bio-Science - Year 2011, Vol 34, Issue 4
Abstract
JAB and the Japanese Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (JCCLS) jointly developed an accreditation scheme in August 2005 for Japanese medical laboratories based on the accreditation criteria of ISO 15189. At a meeting of the Committee for the Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) of Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC), held in April 2007, JAB established a newly organized MRA for medical laboratory accreditation. That accreditation granted by JAB based on ISO 15189 soon came to be accepted internationally, thus further securing the status of the medical laboratories accredited by JAB. JAB will endeavor to promote a better understanding of the accreditation program for pathology laboratories, in addition to examining how to expand its current scope of accreditation to cover medical laboratories performing various physiological examinations. It is hoped that this scheme will contribute to the health of the Japanese people and the overall quality of healthcare.
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Katsuji Shimoda, Katsuo Kubono
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