Rippey J H, Williamson W E
Surveys Committee, College of American Pathologists, Skokie, Ill.
Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1988 Apr;112(4):340-2.
Proficiency testing programs provide many benefits to participant laboratories, functioning as an integral component of total quality control, as a vehicle for self-improvement, as a mechanism for continuing education, and as a fulfillment of regulatory requirements. Proficiency testing should not be utilized as the sole indicator of acceptable laboratory performance; unacceptable results should serve as a trigger for further inquiry and corrective action as indicated. A proficiency testing program should be a broad-based program covering the usual spectrum of laboratory disciplines without commercial bias and it should possess continuous scientific input so as to be capable of adjusting promptly to technologic advancements as well as maintaining established participant benefits. It is important that proficiency testing programs continue to develop mechanisms of mutual interchange with accreditational bodies and regulatory agencies.
能力验证计划可为参与实验室带来诸多益处，它是全面质量控制不可或缺的组成部分，是自我提升的手段，是继续教育的机制，也是满足监管要求的方式。能力验证不应被用作实验室可接受性能的唯一指标；不可接受的结果应触发进一步调查并按指示采取纠正措施。能力验证计划应是一个基础广泛的计划，涵盖实验室学科的常见范围，且无商业偏见，应具备持续的科学投入，以便能够迅速适应技术进步，并维持既定的参与者福利。能力验证计划继续发展与认可机构和监管机构相互交流的机制非常重要。
