Extended external reporting assurance: Current practices and challenges

Verbal autopsy: current practices and challenges.

Cause-of-death data derived from verbal autopsy (VA) are increasingly used for health planning, priority setting, monitoring and evaluation in countries with incomplete or no vital registration systems. In some regions of the world it is the only method available to obtain estimates on the distribution of causes of death. Currently, the VA method is routinely used at over 35 sites, mainly in Af...

Software Assurance: An Overview of Current Industry Best Practices

Software Assurance: An Overview of Current Industry Best Practices

Proficiency testing/external quality assessment: current challenges and future directions.

BACKGROUND Proficiency testing (PT), or external quality assessment (EQA), is intended to verify on a recurring basis that laboratory results conform to expectations for the quality required for patient care. CONTENT Key factors for interpreting PT/EQA results are knowledge of the commutability of the samples used and the process used for target value assignment. A commutable PT/EQA sample de...

Data quality assurance, monitoring, and reporting.

In conclusion, the quality assurance and monitoring program is an integral and continuing part of study operations. A system must be devised and implemented by the coordinating center investigators, with the endorsement of the study leadership and support of the field site and resource center personnel. Proactive mechanisms for promoting high-quality data acquisition and reporting must be imple...