Quality Controls Learn Center

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As a leading supplier of complete QC workflow solutions - from setup to data analysis - Bio-Rad is fully committed to providing its customers with the learning resources they need to maintain reliable QC patient test results.

QC Process & Design

Optimizing QC Procedures

Quality control management is an essential task in the clinical laboratory. While many labs have well-established QC processes in place, they need to be reviewed periodically.
Establishing Best Practices in Quality Control Management

While juggling compliance requirements and navigating budget concerns have always been pain points for lab managers, new challenges must be addressed.
5 Tips for Evaluating Your Current QC Vendor

To help maintain the highest standards of quality control, labs must periodically evaluate whether their current vendors are meeting their needs.
Best Practices for Lot Changes in Quality Control or Reagents

To ensure your laboratory produces consistent patient results, watch this webinar on the most recent developments and best practices to perform quality control and reagent cross-over studies.
Maintaining Consistency in QC Results Across a Lab Network

As medical knowledge has rapidly expanded, it has become increasingly important for laboratories to implement efficient QC systems that meticulously monitor assay precision.
Building an Effective Laboratory QC System

When building a laboratory QC system, it is essential for clinical laboratories to define analytical quality and develop processes specific to their performance goals.

Laboratory Management

Gaining & Maintaining Lab Accreditation

What sets a lab apart when it comes to quality? Accurate, consistent results and quick turnaround times are important, but accreditation can also help demonstrate the lab’s commitment to providing the highest quality possible.
Preparing for a Stress-Free QC Audit

Failing an audit can result in potential fines, the need for re-audits, and a damaged reputation. The good news is there are many preventive measures laboratories can take before an inspection to help prepare.
Best Practices and Continuing Education for Lab Personnel

Lab personnel play a critical role in ensuring accurate and efficient testing results. As the demands and complexities of the field continue to increase, it becomes essential to focus on skill development for lab staff.
Managing Laboratory Staff Burnout

Learning how to manage burnout among lab staff not only facilitates keeping quality high, but also retaining personnel that are vital to lab work. Learn about the root causes and effects of burnout and ways to combat it in the lab.
Optimizing Your Supply Chain in a Post-Pandemic World

The COVID-19 pandemic affected life in myriad ways, with supply chain uncertainty being one of the most widespread and lingering. Learn how to navigate supply chain uncertainties post-pandemic.
Navigating Mergers & Acquisitions for Medical Laboratories

Healthcare organizations are increasingly pursuing mergers, acquisitions, and integration to acquire new capabilities and reduce costs. Learn how to manage your lab during a transition.

QC Data Management

Is It Time to Upgrade Your QC Testing Data Management Systems? Key Questions to Consider

QC Data management plays a crucial role in the effectiveness of QC testing. A powerful data management solution has the ability to develop effective QC strategies and manage risks.
How the Right QC Provider Can Help You Meet Accreditation Requirements

Bio-Rad Laboratories provides a wide range of simple, effective solutions to help meet general regulatory/ accreditation standards and provide greater confidence in the laboratory’s performance.
The Value of the Unity QC Peer Reporting Program

A laboratory’s value is only as good as its documented performance. Analytically capturing precision, reliability, and efficiency is crucial to properly evaluate your Quality Control (QC) system. Learn how the Unity QC Peer Program helps labs quickly identify trends and troubleshoot QC errors.
How Unity Data Management Solutions Can Help You Manage a Better Lab

Managing a successful clinical diagnostic lab depends on multiple variables: sufficient budget, well-trained staff, time and resources, reliability of results, and compliance with regulatory standards. Learn how Unity can help optimize your lab to reach performance goals.
A Peer Comparison Tool for QC Performance

Explore the latest features from Unity Next Peer QC. See how you can meet compliance inspections and compare QC results with peers in one location.

QC Troubleshooting & Solutions

Troubleshooting & Recovering from An Out-of-Control Event

An out-of-control event occurs when a quality control (QC) rule evaluation for one or more QC measurements produces unacceptable results. Learn more about troubleshooting and recovering from an out-of-control event.
The Cost of Quality: Managing Risk to Ensure Confidence in Patient Test Results

Lab professionals everywhere recognize that preventing adverse incidents is far preferable to implementing corrective actions once an issue has occurred. Learn about the cost-of-quality processes and managing risk.
5 Ways to Save Money by Avoiding Costs due to Poor Quality

Understanding how to identify good versus poor quality costs can help labs understand how to reduce expenses. Learn how to best identify, track, and manage the quality costs in your laboratory.

The Value of Bio-Rad QC

The Benefits of Independent QC

Quality control (QC) plays an important role in laboratory testing, enabling labs to monitor the analytical quality of a procedure, detect errors, and help ensure the reporting of accurate and reliable patient test results.
Powering Exceptional Labs: The Value of a Bio-Rad Partnership

Quality control (QC) plays a pivotal role in laboratory operations, and effective QC programs are essential for helping ensure reliable outcomes. Learn how Bio-Rad can help identify and support lab's unique needs.

QC Training & Continuing Education

QC Process Optimization with Cost of Quality Application

Learn the essentials of cost-of-quality thinking, such as how to apply a QC process flow chart to your laboratory’s QC program, as well as how to calculate the costs of a failed laboratory process.
Laboratory Quality Control Materials QC Workbook

Designed for lab professionals, learn key concepts in understanding and selecting QC for laboratory testing procedures.
Basic Statistics QC Workbook

Learn basic laboratory quality control (QC) statistics, Levey-Jennings (LJ) charts & statistical rules and comparative evaluations to achieve a higher standard of quality in your clinical lab.
General QC Training & Education

Bio-Rad is committed to providing clinical diagnostics labs with the educational resources you need to produce reliable and accurate test results. Become a QC expert and learn more.
QC Data Management Training & Education

Get training on Bio-Rad's leading QC data management tool, Unity software, which enables labs to connect and compare data worldwide with QC peer groups.
EQAS Training & Education

Access our extensive training and educational resources on EQAS, including a user guide as well as setup, and data submission instructions.
QC Articles

Optimize your QC processes with best practices. We offer articles in all aspects of QC.
QC Webinars

Learn more about the basics of optimizing your QC processes, QC design and strategy, or QC statistics.
QC Videos

Access a variety of QC-related videos presented by Bio-Rad experts and global thought leaders.