October Critical Values Focuses on Quality  

The October issue of Critical Values focuses on quality. Articles include “Learning from Our Mistakes,” “When Personnel Cost-Cutting Compromises Patient Safety,” “Autoverification and Laboratory Quality,” plus a detailed list of quality-related ASCP continuing professional development programs.

Critical Values: News for the Entire Laboratory Team

In January 2008, ASCP launched a new quarterly newsmagazine for members called Critical Values. The primary purpose of this publication is to provide news of interest to the entire laboratory team—pathologists and laboratory professionals alike. Each issue is devoted to a particular theme that reflects the “critical values” of the Society and explores the important issues facing the profession. These themes include Humanitarianism, Service, Technology, and the Workforce. The name “Critical Values” was also chosen to call attention to the imperative for pathologists and laboratory professionals to communicate effectively with their customers. Patients’ lives depend on successful communication of critical values, which remains an ongoing challenge. Each issue of Critical Values will focus on a different aspect of important topic. In case you missed one, you can still link to any one of our past issues:

Volume 2, Issue 4, October 2009 (PDF)    plus: eBook edition
Volume 2, Issue 3, July 2009 (PDF)    plus: eBook edition
Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2009 (PDF)
Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2009 (PDF)   plus: eBook edition
Volume 1, Issue 4, October 2008 (PDF)
Volume 1, Issue 3, July 2008 (PDF)
Volume 1, Issue 2, April 2008 (PDF)
Volume 1, Issue 1, January 2008 (PDF)

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