Abstract

PERUZZETTO, Carlos Alberto; GRAMMATICO, Juan Pablo  and  VALDATA, Claudio Gustavo. Laboratory Accreditation Program: contributing to laboratory quality in Argentina for over 22 years. Acta bioquím. clín. latinoam. [online]. 2016, vol.50, n.4, pp.721-732. ISSN 0325-2957.

The laboratories accreditation program (PAL for its name in Spanish) was established in 1994 in order to improve the services of biochemical laboratories of the Province of Buenos Aires. The organisational structure was based on international standards, and the requirements for the laboratories were designed in a scheme that took into account the advances in the management process of the laboratories and the regional realities in Argentina. With this strategy, the Program spread its activities throughout the country. All the audits are conducted in the site, by peer reviewers that follow strict ethical standards. At the present, PAL has more than 1,000 accredited laboratories located in 18 of the 24 Argentine provinces, and its future projection aims at involving the entire national territory.

Keywords : Programa de Acreditación de Laboratorios; Laboratorios clínicos; Normas internacionales; Auditoría de calidad; Laboratories Accreditation Program; Clinical laboratories; International standards; Quality audits.

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