ISO/IEC 15189 is applicable to medical laboratories in developing their management systems and assessing their competence. It is also applicable for confirming or recognizing the competence of medical laboratories by laboratory users, regulatory authorities and accreditation bodies.
Few of the benefits of implementing MLMS include
A proven Medical Laboratory Management System development and implementation approach should be used based on project management methodologies. A structured approach should be used for defining project plans, specific responsibilities and verification of results. The result will be a development and implementation strategy that is more efficient and provides for first time compliance or registration to the ISO 15189 requirements.
Following phases are involved in development and implementation of an effective Medical Laboratory Management System
Best practices and depth of knowledge and experience significantly impacts the MLMS design and ability to meet the organizations’ business goals. An experienced consultant helps your organization live and own the MLMS and operate it at its optimal level.
Following can be some of the benefits of having and experienced consultant for development of management system