Panel discussion: Building a quality conscious diagnostic sector for India

By EH News Bureau Last updated Aug 23, 2019

(L-R) Prof Ashok Rattan, Adviser- Laboratory Operations,PathKind Labs,PathKind Diagnostics;(moderator), Dr Sunita Deshmukh, HOD- lab medicine, Paras Hospital, Dr Bhaskar Bhattacharya, Laboratory Director, Genu Path Labs; Dr Barnali Das, Consultant, Biochemistry & Immunology Division, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital & Medical Research Institute; Dr V Jyotsna, Lab head, Consultant BioChemistry, Telangana Diagnostics and Dr Abhik Banerjee, Director- Quality Assurance & Senior Consultant- Pathology HPLC & LC-MS/MS Division,Suraksha Diagnostic

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Quality is paramount for every diagnostic lab. It ensures both reliability and accuracy of test results in order to provide the best possible patient care. Unreliable performance can result in misdiagnosis, delayed treatment and increased costs due to retesting etc., it is therefore of great importance to ensure all results provided are both accurate and reliable.

The panel discussion focussed on examining techniques, approaches and guidelines that can ensure QC/QA is sustained.

Highlights

Quality is doing the right thing at the right time and in the right way
Primary R&D is crucial for maintaining quality
Currently, the Indian diagnostics sector is seeing a lot of inequalities in quality which needs to be addressed on an urgent basis
More emphasis on costs can negatively impact quality. Quality and cost need to be balanced
People do not realise that not focusing on quality will increase the cost