EXTERNAL QUALITY CONTROL EVALUATION IN THE HEMATOLOGY, PARASITOLOGY AND URINALYSIS AREAS IN A HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION BIOMEDICAL CLINIC IN THE BETWEEN OCTOBER 2012 TO SEPTEMBER 2012.

Abstract

The External Quality Control (EQC) is an important tool to ensure the Clinic Laboratory (CL) services quality. This way, the objective of this study was to evaluate the EQC in the hematology, parasitology and urinalysis sectors of Biomedical Clinic, at a Higher Education Institution from October 2011 to September 2012, through a descriptive study with a performance data collection in the National Quality Control Program (NQCP) from the Brazilian Society of Clinical Analyses (BSCA). The urinalysis sector presented the best percentage of accuracy, a 94,5%, while the hematology one obtained 86.15 % and the parasitology sector presented 58.83 % of accuracy. However, in general terms, Clínica Biomédica obtained 82.83 % fitting on the level of “Excellence”, according to the standards set by NQCP, underscoring the reliability of its analyzes. The continuity of the EQC implementation must be preserved to ensure accurate diagnosis, minimizing negative impacts to the patient’s health.