By Sten Westgard
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this article, the reader will be able to:
- List the reasons why CLIA is changing PT criteria.
- Discuss the changes that may make a difference in PT results.
- Describe the Sigma metric and its utility in PT success
- Discuss the reasons for PT failures in the newly applied CLIA rules.
Sten Westgard is Director of Client Services and Technology for Westgard QC. Sten has presented at conferences and workshops worldwide on topics such as the “Westgard Rules,” IQCP, Six Sigma, method validation, and quality management, and received an Outstanding Speaker award from the AACC for 2008 through 2012, and 2016. Sten is an adjunct faculty member at the Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences in Rochester, Minnesota; an adjunct faculty member at the University of Alexandria, Egypt; an adjunct visiting faculty member at Kastruba Medical College of Manipal University, Mangalore, India; and an
honorary visiting professor at Jiao Tong University, Shanghai.
Course Includes
- 1 Lesson
- 1 Test
- Course Certificate
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Medical Laboratory Observer (MLO) is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E. ® Program.
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Passing scores of 70 percent or higher are eligible for 1 contact hour of P.A.C.E. credit. This test is no longer valid for CEs after January 2026.
