Several countries have in recent years introduced prescribed requirements for treatment and monitoring of outcomes, as well as a licensing or accreditation requirement for in vitro fertilization (IVF) clinics and their laboratories. It is commonplace for Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) laboratories to be required to have a quality control system. However, more effective Total Quality Management systems are now being implemented by an increasing number of ART clinics. In India, it is now a requirement to have a quality management system in order to be accredited and to help meet customer demand for improved delivery of ART services.Quality of care is a multi-dimensional concept, encompassing treatment efficacy and impact on health and welfare of both patients and offspring. In addition, the concept of quality includes the cost in financial and human terms of achieving the desired outcome.There has been increased demand for transparency pertaining to the safety aspects, effectiveness and health outcomes of ART treatments both from the general public, patients and regulators. The important components that make a laboratory great are the people, procedure, equipment and the laboratory design.
To optimize quality using the Total Quality Management approach, it is necessary to map all processes, to thoroughly describe all procedures involved in the processes, and to define performance targets for each procedure.Setting up of an ideal In Vitro or fertility laboratory is vital to the success in ART and the critical determinants of the function of the IVF laboratory are people, procedures, equipment and the laboratory design.
The guidelines set up by the ESHRE constitute the minimal requirements for any laboratory offering assisted reproduction techniques (ART). The implementation of guidelines for good practice in IVF laboratories requires a quality management programme to be in place, integrating quality control, quality assurance and quality improvement. This should be done by the design of a quality policy and a consequent implementation of a quality system that encompasses and integrates the operative units, the processes and procedures that represent the core of ART clinics.
What is the need for Quality management Control in IVF Laboratory?
Quality Control in the IVF Laboratory
International standard and accreditation for IVF centres
To design ,built and setting up complete world class IVF center or lab is important turnkey project and you need an expert to take care of it.You need Specialist of IVF lab design like:Shivani Scientific Industries Pvt Ltd.They extends comprehensive service for implementation of ISO 9001 and ISO 17025. Quality Management System provides quality control, quality assurance and quality improvement activities. ISO 9001 system helps ART centers in ensuring quality service for not only the customers but also improving performance in organizations, creating a calibration protocol for equipments, creating proper documentation as per national and international guidelines.
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