In histopathology laboratory, it is not enough to have just technical proficiency, but suitable medical know-how is needed too. This helps a lot in assuring the quality standards are being met because the labs’ results are pretty important in supporting prescription, diagnosis, and monitoring procedures.
Quality assurance must be achieved because the laboratory results should be documented well and reliable as well. This can be assured only when a freelance technician shows a supreme level of responsibility to make sure that the test carried out is of the highest quality. Additionally, this can also be met by complying with the technical quality control program.
Persistency in learning is of crucial importance as histology technicians come across latest information regularly deriving from discoveries now and then. Also, they should be ever ready to learn the new information and its connotations in practice at present and the coming future as well. They should possess the competence to utilize instructional tools and procedures to get new data and details.
The management system should play an important role in ensuring technical quality monitoring in the histopathology laboratory. Since the coming out of accreditation, the management became a critical element of the regular activities happening in the lab. The management needs to ensure that quality control is connected with the goals and policies of the organization. This will make sure that lab employees follow the necessary procedures ethically in technical quality control.
Histology technicians must have great monitoring abilities to evaluate self-performance, workmates performance, and the overall company. After the identification and analysis of potential risk in the lab, evaluation is a significant aspect of the quality control process. Through this, the management gets in a position to determine the severity and the risk associated with the problem. Management is then able to use the tools and frame a procedure which will put a value on the particular risk and prioritize the risk before any action is taken. After this, the data is recorded, and the manager sees the complete picture after careful evaluation.
Histology labs should provide high-quality histopathology services by implementing a technical quality control system. This can only be accomplished by accurate and precise data which is applied to the medical management of patients.