Benchmarking diagnostic laboratory performance: Survey results for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

The need for patient safety through consistent diagnostic performance has increasingly been brought into focus during the last two decades. Around the globe operational efficiency of diagnostic laboratories plays a key role in satisfying this need, which has impressively been shown during the recent months of the SARS-CoV‑2 pandemic. On a global level, however, there has been a lack to collate and benchmark data for diagnostic laboratories. The goals of this study were to design and pilot a questionnaire addressing key aspects of diagnostic laboratory management.

Methods

The questionnaire was designed using an iterative process and taking into consideration information that could be extracted from the literature, author experience and feedback from inform

SUBMITTER: Huf W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8552210 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature