Missed CAP Proficiency Test -Quality Cross Check
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Hello, fellow POCC's!
Can anyone share any experience/input, please - I joined a new lab/hospital just recently and 3 days into my new office, as I was cleaning up, I found that there was a CAP PROFICIENCY TEST for "Quality Cross Check ACT" that was not performed nor submitted to CAP on the due date. I went in the walk-in fridge to check the samples, but they were way past expiration date. I called CAP to get some guidance. They said the samples for that particular kit is not anymore available, and that since it is a "cross check," it is not reported to the regulatory agencies.
Any advice as to what I should do in this case, fellow POCC's? Thank you!
Can anyone share any experience/input, please - I joined a new lab/hospital just recently and 3 days into my new office, as I was cleaning up, I found that there was a CAP PROFICIENCY TEST for "Quality Cross Check ACT" that was not performed nor submitted to CAP on the due date. I went in the walk-in fridge to check the samples, but they were way past expiration date. I called CAP to get some guidance. They said the samples for that particular kit is not anymore available, and that since it is a "cross check," it is not reported to the regulatory agencies.
Any advice as to what I should do in this case, fellow POCC's? Thank you!
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Just document what occurred. As Cap said it is only a cross check. Hopefully you reported the ACT PT for that event. Make sure you report the cross check next time it comes.
Instrument-to-instrument correlation or quality cross-check needs to be done twice a year. Since you miss this one, you can do a correlation among all your ACT instruments using QC materials.
I use them for my biannual correlations for my 7 Hemochron SE device along with QC materials, and split samples. Can you find any historical info that your facility normally runs these to be evaluated by CAP?
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