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Six Sigma Metrics ... Surging in China

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NY Times Editorial Focuses on Failures in Medical Device Regulation

A recent New York Times Sunday editorial focused on the deplorable state of medical device regulation. We simply can no longer trust FDA clearances, particularly 510ks:

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Sigma Metrics ... Spotted in Chinese EQA Reports.

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AACC comments on Proposed New CLIA goals

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Theranos finally bleeds out...

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Pop Quiz: How many equations are needed (at minimum) to calculate measurement uncertainty?

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In Biochemia Medica, a recent article detailed the Minimum requirements for the estimation of measurement uncertainty:Recommendations of the joint Working group for uncertainty of measurement of the CSMBLM and CCMB.

Can you guess how many?

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ICYMI: Theranos receives last minute transfusion

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Remember in 2017 when there were predictions that Theranos wouldn't last out the year?

It appears reports of Theranos' death were greatly exaggerated... or maybe not

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Sigma-metrics in Korea PT

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Budgets aren't the only things getting squeezed in the lab...

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Westgard in the News: Advance for the Laboratory Manager, February Issue

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Thank you, Haerbin!

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Theranos Bleeds out...

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IQC, EQC, IQCP... and now OBQC?

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My esteemed colleague, good friend, and keen-eyed tracker of all things regulatory. Dr. Sharon Ehrmeyer, alerted me to a HUGE change in US regulations.

In April CMS sent out a memo title "Policy Clarification on Acceptable Control Materials Used when Quality Control (QC) is Performed in Laboratories"

This memo may contain as big a shift in regulatory policy as IQCP was to EQC.  More, after the jump...

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The 2016 IQCP Poll!

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Thanks, NCCL!

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