For laboratory measures, participation in accepted international quality assurance programs (e.g., College of American Pathologists) will be assured and monitored.
Many laboratories do not participate in external quality assurance programs, and the use of a uniform method of assessment is not assured even for those that do [ 1, 3, 5, 16- 19].
Large food processors like Cargill have put in place quality assurance programs in foreign-operated plants.
"This situation may reflect more widespread problems with CT quality assurance programs and may not be isolated to this particular facility or this imaging procedure".
One investigative panel, appointed by NASA, found that quality assurance programs had been "diluted or removed" to cut costs, risk assessments were "rudimentary" and hundreds of once mandatory inspections had been eliminated.
He said that over the last few months, Firestone had instituted new quality assurance programs, had begun efforts to educate the public on tire maintenance, and had introduced a marketing and advertising campaign called Making It Right.
Dose estimations are an important part of quality assurance programs in medical radiology.
Continual training and regular case review with quality assurance programs should frequently evaluate spinal clearance guidelines.
McDonald's has the most experienced, comprehensive and trusted quality assurance programs in the world.
Many societies are adopting quality assurance programs in order to monitor and improve quality of care.
IMRT necessitates extension of existing inter-centre quality assurance programs due to its increased complexity.
