Employment or Leadership: None declared. Consultant or Advisory Role: A.S. Jaffe, Beckman Coulter, Critical Diagnostics, Inverness Medical, Radiometer, Pfizer, and Amgen. Stock Ownership: None declared. Honoraria: A.S. Jaffe, Roche and Abbott Laboratories. Research Funding: A.K. Saenger, Roche Diagnostics; G.G. Klee, Beckman Coulter; A.S. Jaffe, Beckman Coulter. Expert Testimony: None declared....

The current article examines the modern practices of reducing errors in medical laboratories. The paper sought to examine the methods that different countries are applying to reduce errors in medical laboratories. In addition, the paper examines the relationship between inadequate training of laboratory personnel and error causation in medical laboratories. A total of 17 research articles have ...