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QC Calculation Problem Set PDF Print E-mail

A problem set of sample data for users to calculate mean, SD, etc.

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QC: Levey-Jennings: Answers PDF Print E-mail
Written by Patricia L. Barry, BS, MT(ASCP)   

Answers to the Levey-Jennings Control Chart lesson exercise.

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QC - The Records PDF Print E-mail
Written by Patricia L. Barry, BS MT(ASCP)   

Tricia Barry MT(ASCP) gives us another valuable article on the basics of quality control, explaining the who, what, when and how of recording your QC history -- plus the why we need to do it. It turns out your records are important - they provide a voice for the method. If you listen closely, you'll understand why things are out-of-control sometimes.

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QC - The Multirule Interpretation PDF Print E-mail
Written by James O. Westgard, PhD   

Those "Westgard rules" can be confusing. How do you use them? This lesson combines basic QC theory and practice to show you how. Dr. Westgard walks you through a Levey-Jennings chart day by day, plotting the control data and pointing out which run violates which rule. See how the multirule QC should be done (and find out if you've been doing it right yourself).

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QC - The Out-of-Control Problem PDF Print E-mail
Written by Elsa F. Quam, BS, MT(ASCP)   
What do you do when you're control is out-of-control? Conventional wisdom is that you repeat the control or try a new one. But that ignores the problem. It doesn't solve anything. Elsa P. Quam BS, MT(ASCP) explains what bad habits we have and what good habits we can adopt to make our laboratory practice better
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