Verma M, Dahiya K, Ghalaut VS, Dhupper V. Assessment of quality control system by sigma metrics and quality goal index ratio: A roadmap towards preparation for NABL. World J Methodol 2018; 8(3): 44-50 [PMID: 30519539 DOI: 10.5662/wjm.v8.i3.44]
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Monica Verma, DNB, MBBS, MD, Assistant Professor, Doctor, Department of Biochemistry, Pt. B.D. Sharma, University of Health Sciences, House No. 315, 3rd Floor, Model Town, Rohtak 124001, Haryana, India. monisoni26@gmail.com
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Medical Laboratory Technology
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Retrospective Study
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Monica Verma, Kiran Dahiya, Veena Singh Ghalaut, Vasudha Dhupper, Department of Biochemistry, Pt. B.D. Sharma, University of Health Sciences, Rohtak 124001, Haryana, India
Author contributions: Verma M designed the research, interpreted the results, and drafted the manuscript; Dahiya K and Ghalaut VS helped in statistical analysis, critical revision, and final approval of the article; Ghalaut VS and Dhupper V helped in making critical revisions and final approval of the article.
Conflict-of-interest statement: None exists.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Corresponding author to: Monica Verma, DNB, MBBS, MD, Assistant Professor, Doctor, Department of Biochemistry, Pt. B.D. Sharma, University of Health Sciences, House No. 315, 3rd Floor, Model Town, Rohtak 124001, Haryana, India. monisoni26@gmail.com
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Received: July 31, 2018 Peer-review started: July 31, 2018 First decision: August 20, 2018 Revised: September 4, 2018 Accepted: October 17, 2018 Article in press: October 17, 2018 Published online: November 29, 2018 Processing time: 121 Days and 4.6 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: As the majority of tests take place in the biochemistry laboratory, it plays a major role in patient care. Therefore, it is necessary to follow a proper quality management system to provide accurate and precise reports to patients. National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration of Laboratories accreditation is an important benchmark for “A” grade quality. Sigma metrics is also a well-known self-assessment tool to guide quality control strategy design. On the basis of sigma metrics and quality goal index ratio, it may be concluded that the Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory, PGIMS, Rohtak was able to achieve satisfactory results with world class performance for many analytes one year preceding accreditation by the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration of Laboratories.
