Present status and future prospect of accreditation of proficiency testing provider in the area of laboratory medicine in China / 中华检验医学杂志

ABSTRACT

The accreditation of Proficiency Testing Provider ( PTP) has gone through more than a decade in China.Over the past ten years, from nonexistence to existence, the domestic PTPs in the area of laboratory medicine have gradually standardized and developed.By reviewing the international and domestic practice, this paper gives an outline of the present status of the accreditation of PTP in the area of laboratory medicine, explores the difference with other countries, the main problems and some suggestions for improvement, and makes a prospect of the development of the accreditation of PTP in the area of laboratory medicine in China.