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| calibration | process of setting an instrument to accurately respond to the test reagents or devices |
| certificate of waiver (CoW) | CLIA document that allows a facility to perform only waived tests |
| CLIA-waived tests | tests that provide simple, unwavering results and require a minimum amount of judgment and interpretation |
| control sample | a manufactured specimen that has a known value of the analyte being tested |
| external controls | liquid positive and negative controls that are tested before the patient specimen to check the reliability of the instrument and testing technique |
| internal control | built-in positive control used in qualitative tests to prove the device or kit is working |
| kit | all components of the test packaged together |
| Levy-Jennings chart | a graph used to plot and visualize the results of control samples over time |
| mean | the average test result of a series of control tests |
| optics check | confirming that the light source and light sensor in optical analyzers are working properly |
| precision | reproduciblity- ability to produce the same test result each time a test is performed |
| PHI | protected health information |
| qualitative test | test that simply looks for the presence or absence of a substance |
| QA | quality assurance |
| QC | quality control |
| quanititative | test that produces a numerical value indicating the amount of a substance present |
| reagent | substance or ingredient used in a laboratory test to detect, measure, examine, or produce a reaction |
| reliability | when both accuracy and precision are accomplished |
| standard deviation (SD) | statistical term describing the amount of variation fromt he mean in a data set |
| CLIA | Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments |
