SLIPTA e-Tool improves laboratory audit process in Vietnam and Cambodia

Autor: Thuong T. Nguyen, Barbara McKinney, Antoine Pierson, Khue N. Luong, Quynh T. Hoang, Sandeep Meharwal, Humberto M. Carvalho, Cuong Q. Nguyen, Kim T. Nguyen, Kyle B. Bond
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, Vol 3, Iss 2, Pp e1-e5 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2225-2002
2225-2010
DOI: 10.4102/ajlm.v3i2.219
Popis: Background: The Stepwise Laboratory Quality Improvement Process Towards Accreditation (SLIPTA) checklist is used worldwide to drive quality improvement in laboratories in developing countries and to assess the effectiveness of interventions such as the Strengthening Laboratory Management Toward Accreditation (SLMTA) programme. However, the paperbased format of the checklist makes administration cumbersome and limits timely analysis and communication of results. Development of e-Tool: In early 2012, the SLMTA team in Vietnam developed an electronic SLIPTA checklist tool. The e-Tool was pilot tested in Vietnam in mid-2012 and revised. It was used during SLMTA implementation in Vietnam and Cambodia in 2012 and 2013 and further revised based on auditors’ feedback about usability. Outcomes: The SLIPTA e-Tool enabled rapid turn-around of audit results, reduced workload and language barriers and facilitated analysis of national results. Benefits of the e-Tool will be magnified with in-country scale-up of laboratory quality improvement efforts and potential expansion to other countries.
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