Quality
Quality
In recent years, laboratories have been subjected to new quality challenges due to a growing need to ensure technical validity of their results in order to promote the free international marketing of products and services.
Atrys is an accredited laboratory since September 2012 by the National Accreditation Entity (ENAC), in accordance with the UNE-EN-ISO 15189:2013 standards, for conducting tests on pathological anatomy and molecular pathology (laboratory reference N. 1029/LE2012). Atrys was the first laboratory in Spain to be accredited in immunohistochemistry (IHQ) and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)according to ISO 15189. During 2017, the scope of accreditation was extended to the diagnosis of conventional gynecological cytology. Continuing in the line of continuous improvement, we are currently working to include new magnitudes in this scope.
Atrys' Quality Policy defines all the specific objectives to offer a service of excellence for cancer diagnosis and prognosis based on rigor, commitment and continuous improvement.
Environment
Atrys has an environmental management system in accordance with the ISO 14001:2015 standard for clinical analysis services in the following specialties: pathological anatomy, hematology, molecular and genetic pathology, with diagnostic or research and development purposes.
The commitments and basic principles on which our environmental behavior is based, are included in our Environmental Policy that is kept up to date and can be consulted in the documentation section.
Every year, a series of objectives are established, with the aim of improving the environmental performance of the laboratory through its achievement. Among those formulated during 2017, it is worth mentioning the significant reduction in paper consumption (72%) and the replacement of luminaires by others with lower consumption. The objectives set for 2018 are aimed at minimizing consumption, improving segregation and minimizing the environmental impact of waste and possible incidents.
Responsible for quality and environment:
Rosa Urrutia (rurrutia@atryshealth.com)
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External quality assessment
Since its creation, the laboratory participates in numerous national and international external evaluation programs as a tool to guarantee the quality of its services.
These programs are based on the distribution of test samples that have to be analyzed using the technique to be evaluated. The control center of the quality program analyzes the results, stablishing its suitability.
Results obtained in external quality programs are available to customers.
Among the most outstanding programs are:
- Program for Quality assessment in Pathology (GCP). Sociedad Española de Anatomía Patológica with the Spanish division of the Internacional Academy of Pathology (SEAP-IAP).
- Program for External Quality assessment in Hematology (HEMCUAL). Sociedad Española de Hematología y Hemoterapia (SEHH).
- United Kingdom National External Quality Assessment Service (UKNEQAS).
- PAP PT Cytopathlogy Program (CAP).