Standards and guidelines for canine clinical genetic testing laboratories

American College of Medical Genetics STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES FOR CLINICAL GENETICS LABORATORIES

G1.1 In addition to numerical accession files and alphabetical patient listings, each family studied is assigned a unique code (preferably numeric). Note: This requirement only applies when more than one member of a family is being tested. (See G16.1 for maintaining confidentiality in reporting of results.) Use of a family number does not necessarily violate the confidentiality of individual fa...

American College of Medical Genetics STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES FOR CLINICAL GENETICS LABORATORIES

Pollution control and suggested disposal guidelines for clinical chemistry laboratories.

Pollutants generated by clinical chemistry laboratories of two cities (Buffalo, N. V. and Rochester, N. V.) are described. A stepwise procedure is suggested on how to deal with the toxic liquid wastes from such laboratories. A brief guideline of chemical procedures for the decontamination of selected toxic elements and compounds is included. There is a long-standing question of whether or not c...

Guidelines International Network: toward international standards for clinical practice guidelines.

Guideline development processes vary substantially, and many guidelines do not meet basic quality criteria. Standards for guideline development can help organizations ensure that recommendations are evidence-based and can help users identify high-quality guidelines. Such organizations as the U.S. Institute of Medicine and the United Kingdom's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellenc...

Quality assurance in molecular genetic testing laboratories.

CONTEXT Specific regulation of laboratories performing molecular genetic tests may be needed to ensure standards and quality assurance (QA) and safeguard patient rights to informed consent and confidentiality. However, comprehensive analysis of current practices of such laboratories, important for assessing the need for regulation and its impact on access to testing, has not been conducted. O...