The Health Authority Abu Dhabi (Haad), the regulatory body of the health care sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi announced on Sunday its new Clinical Laboratory Standards, a tool to enable a reliable level of laboratory services within Abu Dhabi, and to encourage continuous quality improvement.
In addition, the standard provides an objective basis for identifying unacceptable practices and enforces a robust core quality standard.
The Haad Clinical Laboratory Standards detail specific requirements, including both a baseline standard and high-quality targets that providers can aspire to achieve.
Erik Koornneef, Health Audit Manager at Haad said: “The standards have an interim advisory status during the pressure-testing phase allowing the Haad audit team to work closely with the health care sector in support of early implementation issues and identifying training needs, whilst also encouraging the sector to share its experience and feedback with Haad.”
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