Harmonization in Laboratory Medicine: The Big Picture

Harish Rangareddy; Shashidhar K N

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Harmonization in Laboratory Medicine: The Big Picture

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Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences

DOI: 10.58739/jcbs/v13i1.119.editorial

Year: 2023, Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-2

Editorial

Harmonization in Laboratory Medicine: The Big Picture

Harish Rangareddy^1,*, Shashidhar K N²

¹ Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College Constituent of Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research, Tamaka, Kolar, 563103, Karnataka, India
² Professor & HoD, Department of Biochemistry, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College Constituent of Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research, Tamaka, Kolar, 563103, Karnataka, India

*Corresponding author email: [email protected]

Received Date:26 September 2022, Accepted Date:11 October 2022, Published Date:15 May 2023

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Abstract

Harmonization of laboratory testing refers to ability to achieve the same result, within clinically acceptable limits and the same interpretation irrespective of the measurement procedure used, the unit or reference interval applied, and when and/or where a measurement made is in agreement. 1 The purpose of harmonizing laboratory data is to enhance patient care quality, leading to better patient outcomes and safety. Initiatives for harmonization and standardization have primarily concentrated on analytical processes carried out within the laboratories, particularly clinical chemistry testing. 2

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