Quality beyond compliance: leveraging six sigma for clinical laboratory improvement

D. V. Krishna Veni

doi:10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20263572

Authors

D. V. Krishna Veni Department of Biochemistry, Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Hyderabad, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20263572

Keywords:

Quality control, Six Sigma, Clinical laboratoty

Abstract

Clinical laboratories are the backbone of modern healthcare, providing crucial diagnostic services that guide patient management and treatment decisions. Accuracy and precision are vital factors for quality control in clinical laboratories. Six Sigma is a powerful quality management tool which enables laboratories to reduce process variability, minimize errors and evaluate analytical performance. This review highlights the various aspects of quality control, application of Six Sigma metrics in clinical laboratory practice. Sigma metrics helps in identification of analytical processes requiring improvement, risk-based quality control planning and implementing effective of internal quality control (IQC) protocols and improves operational efficiency.

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