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Participation
in and performance on proficiency testing external quality assessment) is
monitored on an on-going basis. Laboratories holding accreditation certificates
must participate in formal interlaboratory comparison schemes, where available
and appropriate, for all examinations included in the scope of accreditation.
Formal
interlaboratory comparison (PT/EQA) schemes that are acceptable to QMP-LS meet
these criteria:
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must
provide challenges of undisclosed assay value or content;
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must
provide evaluation of the laboratory performance on submitted results,
e.g. provide comparison of results for like methods and different methods
with a score and/or judgement of performance; and
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must
provide
a minimum of four sample challenges in a 12-month period. It is the
responsibility of the laboratory director to ensure that the testing
schedule adequately challenges test performance.
Please
read the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) [OLA - FAQs about EQA Data Entry
Program  ]
for answers to any questions you might have about the External PT/EQA Data Entry
Program.
Providers
known to QMP-LS that meet the above criteria for at least some of their programs
are listed below.
Contact the provider regarding the individual program of interest, in order to
determine that it meets the above criteria.
Additional
providers may qualify, if you would like to submit an additional provider
program, please contact ola@qmpls.org.
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