Byron P. Croker, MD, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Pathology, UF College of Medicine and Ronald Irby, B.S., MT (ASCP) Quality assurance in the clinical laboratory is linked to Federal regulation.

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Quality assurance in the clinical laboratory is linked to Federal regulation. Regulations set minimal standards for quality assurance activities. We will first examine how this situation developed. … ...