October 2014—Laboratory medicine is a human endeavor with zero tolerance for error. “Human endeavor” and “zero error” make for an awkward pairing, but those are the rules and they’re good ones. So we create systems to protect quality, sustain excellence, and provide education. We are vigilant. CAP quality assurance programs are instruments of that vigilance and of our member-driven commitment to patient safety.
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