Australia as one big laboratory – are our results good enough?

Patients move around and may be tested at laboratories all the country. Doctors use same guidelines information for interpretation across Ideally, results from should close enough so that a patient can diagnosed or monitored using any laboratory in The starting point here is to aware of how vary Using 2021 RCPAQAP Liquid Serum Chemistry program, which are presumed commutable, we have assessed precision (CVAust) bias For 2 out 51 tests assessed, CVAust met optimal level; 8 desirable; 13 minimal; borderline; 10 poor; 5 range. with AACB/RCPA recommended common reference intervals, 7 confirmed sufficiently small bias, however 12 one more methods showed significant bias. without data suggests could share interval method-specific indicated. Data program important interpret result different laboratories, consider intervals monitor improvements assay traceability.