Tools, Technologies and Training for Healthcare Laboratories

Chronic Questions on QC Frequency

For most of laboratory history, how often you ran QC was not a question, it was a regulatory mandate. But the latest QC calculations enable laboratories to determine a completely customized QC frequency. Are laboratories ready?

Questions on QC during Lab Week 23

In celebration of Lab Week 2023, we share some of the question and answer sessions of recent year. And try to get to the question under the question...

Questions from "Chasing the Mean" Zoom

More than 2,000 laboratory professionals registered for the Westgard Zoom on Chasing the Mean, a frank discussion of PT, EQA, and peer groups. So many questions raised that couldn't be answered during the time of the call, we saved and answered them here.

Questions from the "Toeing the Line" Zoom

We had hundreds of participants at the Westgard Zoom on Linearity and Reportable Range. And many questions raised that couldn't be answered during the time of the call. So here are the answers we couldn't give during the zoom.

Questioning Six Sigma metrics for the Laboratory

It is always good to challenge conventional wisdom. In revisiting the assumptions of the past, we sometimes find we have evolved beyond old practices and can adopt new ones. A recent series of questions posted on the AACC listserve deserves a broader audience.