How to Write a Laboratory Quality Manual

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How to Write a Laboratory Quality ManualMAY 2017AcknowledgmentsSpecial thanks to the members of the Quality Manual Working Group for their contributions to this publication. Name Laboratory PositionDeborah Severson, BS, MT(ASCP), Laboratory director, (workgroup lead), Fairfax County Health Department LaboratoryChris Grimes, BS, director of Quality assurance, Indiana State Public Health LaboratorySteve Marshall, MS, MPH, assistant director, Wisconsin State Laboratory of HygieneKaren Sanderson, BHS, MT(ASCP)SC, Quality assurance manager, North Carolina State Laboratory of Public HealthBertina Su, MPH, senior specialist, Association of Public Health LaboratoriesTable of ContentsPurpose of this Manual .

structured, assignment of roles and responsibilities, hiring and management of personnel and communication within the laboratory. Include a statement that the quality manager has delegated authority and direct responsibility to oversee compliance with the laboratory’s QMS.

  Management, Quality, Roles, Responsibilities