Reference laboratory

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A reference laboratory can be defined in many different ways; however, there are two broad senses to the term:

  • a laboratory that performs reference or calibration measurement procedures or assigns reference values to test objects, later potentially providing those associated reference values for references or sources of traceability of test results; alternate names include: reference measurement, reference testing, and calibration laboratory[1][2][3][4][5][6]
  • a laboratory — typically privately-owned — that performs quality and cost-effective high-volume and esoteric testing of biological samples for physicians, hospitals, and other laboratories; alternate names include: referral or diagnostic laboratory[7][8][9][10][11][12]

References

  1. Czichos, Horst ; Saito, Tetsuya; Smith, Leslie R., ed. (2006). Springer Handbook of Materials Measurement Methods. Springer. p. 83–84. ISBN 3540303006. http://books.google.com/books?id=8lANaR-Pqi4C&pg=PA83. Retrieved 02 May 2013. 
  2. Siekmann, Lothar (November 2007). "Requirements for Reference (Calibration) Laboratories in Laboratory Medicine" (PDF). The Clinical Biochemist Reviews 28 (4): 149–154. PMC PMC2282407. http://www.ifcc.org/media/147899/LS%20Clin%20Biochem%20Rev%202007_28_149-154.pdf. Retrieved 02 May 2013. 
  3. "ISO 15195:2003 - Laboratory medicine -- Requirements for reference measurement laboratories". International Organization for Standardization. 2003. http://www.iso.org/iso/home/store/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=38363. Retrieved 02 May 2013. 
  4. Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Meeting, Volume II. American Society for Testing Materials. 1902. p. 158–159. http://books.google.com/books?id=9J-2AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA159. Retrieved 02 May 2013. 
  5. Barnes, Jeff; O'Hanlon, Barbara; Feeley III, Frank; McKeon, Kimberly; Gitonga, Nelson; Decker, Caytie (2010). Private Health Sector Assessment in Kenya. The World Bank. p. 97. ISBN 0821383639. http://books.google.com/books?id=Xd3rQeEGytIC&pg=PA97. Retrieved 02 May 2013. 
  6. Raghu, B. (2003). Practical Biochemistry for Medical Students. Jaypee Brothers Publishers. p. 23. ISBN 818061106X. http://books.google.com/books?id=-bdRvKaEIFYC&pg=PA23. Retrieved 02 May 2013. 
  7. Jones, Steven L., ed. (2001). Clinical Laboratory Pearls. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 569. ISBN 0781725798. http://books.google.com/books?id=3L3Az0yIPF0C&pg=PA569. Retrieved 02 May 2013. 
  8. Esteridge, Barbara H.; Reynolds, Anna P.; Walters, Norma J. (2000). Basic Medical Laboratory Techniques (4th, revised ed.). Cengage Learning. p. 4. ISBN 0766812065. http://books.google.com/books?id=qMgAbOHSlsMC&pg=PA4. Retrieved 02 May 2013. 
  9. Vaden, Shelly L.; Knoll, Joyce S.; Smith, Jr., Francis W. K.; Tilley, Larry P., ed. (2011). Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures - Canine and Feline (5th ed.). John Wiley & Sons. p. XXVII–XXXI. ISBN 0470961031. http://books.google.com/books?id=htie9uqN19wC&pg=PR28. Retrieved 02 May 2013. 
  10. Wolman, Dianne Miller; Kalfoglou, Andrea L.; LeRoy, Lauren (2000). Medicare Laboratory Payment Policy: Now and in the Future. National Academies Press. p. 171. ISBN 0309183618. http://books.google.com/books?id=Wib8r9PuEx4C&pg=PA171. Retrieved 02 May 2013. 
  11. Runge, Dawn; Smith, Michele A. (2005). Lab Billing And Coding: Effective Strategies for Compliance. HC Pro, Inc. p. 160–162. ISBN 157839676X. http://books.google.com/books?id=ET9rAt5By3MC&pg=PA160. Retrieved 02 May 2013. 
  12. Doolin, Peter J. (2007). Medical Assisting Made Incredibly Easy: Lab Competencies. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 3. ISBN 0781763479. http://books.google.com/books?id=ryfLQUvF_iQC&pg=PT16. Retrieved 02 May 2013.