What's New on Westgard Web: May 2011

Posted by Sten Westgard, MS

WHAT'S THE RIGHT GOAL?

Labs are blessed today with a wealth of quality specifications, from
CLIA, Rilibak, RCPA and of course the Ricos et al biological
database. But all those choices can be overwhelming. Often, we are asked,
"What's the best quality requirement?" or "What's the right quality
requirement for my lab?" Here's a guide to help sort the goals and make the
best choice for your needs.

https://westgard.com/right-quality-goal.htm


QC REALITY CHECK, PART 4

Dietmar Stockl, PhD, continues his series on real-world internal QC (IQC)
scenarios. What happens when the laboratory purposely sets the wrong
standard deviation?

https://westgard.com/dietmar-qc-4.htm


WE NEED MORE DATA, MORE DATA, AND... MORE DATA

The advice about restaurants has its analog in the laboratory. When trying
to assess method performance and conduct validation, laboratories need to
focus on three things: data, data, and more data.

https://westgard.com/need-more-datahtm.htm