Experiences in a large-scale interlaboratory rescreening of Papanicolaou smears are
detailed, and the pros and cons of measuring proficiency in cytology are discussed. Despite …

The role of education and training for cytopathologists in assuring quality in cytology
laboratories is discussed, with particular attention given to (1) the problems in the diagnosis …

We rescreened Papanicolaou smear slidesfrom 40,245 women, which had been examined
by 81 cytology screeners, scored the screeners' work performance, and compared these …

Although the goals of the standards drafted in the Clinical Laboratory Improvement
Amendments of 1988 (CLIA'88) are noble, certain elements of the cytology regulations …

Proficiency testing in cytopathology and in other disciplines should be based on firm
statistical and scientific foundations, because test theory in general is a heavily statistical …

Evaluation of proficiency testing as a method of assessing competence to screen cervical
smears Regular proficiency testing of pathologists and cytotechnologists who undertake the …

The data produced by membership surveys undertaken by the American Society for
Cytotechnology that pertain to the quality diagnosis of Papanicolaou smears are reviewed …

The results of the initial surveys in the cytology proficiency testing of the medical laboratories
in the Province of Ontario, Canada, showed a high correlation between the opinions of the …

When the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) was passed in 1967, the Centers for
Disease Control (CDC) became interested in evaluating screening performance in …

A number of principles pertaining to types of measurements of Papanicolaou smear
accuracy are presented and implications with respect to quality control operations are …