The Quality Auditor Role — Assessing the Laboratory
Originally presented: July 9, 2024
Overview
Internal assessments are integral to a laboratory’s quality management system, otherwise known as QMS. They allow laboratories to evaluate compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements and laboratory operational practices. Internal assessments provide opportunities to enhance quality and continually improve the laboratory.
The presenters for this webinar will provide an overview of the Mayo Clinic Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (DLMP) internal assessment program. In addition, the role of an audit coordinator will be discussed and examples of tools and techniques for managing internal assessments will be shared.
Presenters

Lisa Becker
Audit Coordinator
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota

Mindy Burman
Audit Coordinator
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota

Mary Vehrenkamp, MT(ASCP)
Senior Audit Coordinator
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota
Learning objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Define the role of an audit coordinator.
- Illustrate internal assessment opportunities to evaluate your laboratory practices.
- Discuss tools and techniques to effectively manage internal assessments.
Intended audience
This webinar is appropriate for laboratory leaders, healthcare providers, and other laboratory personnel who are interested in innovations and the future direction of lab medicine.
Faculty disclosure
Course director(s), planning committee, faculty, and all others who are in a position to control the content of this educational activity are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest related to the subject matter of the educational activity. Safeguards against commercial bias have been put in place. Faculty members also will disclose any off-label and/or investigational use of pharmaceuticals or instruments discussed in their presentations. Disclosure of this information will be published in course materials so those participants in the activity may formulate their own judgments regarding the presentations.
Questions
Contact us: mcleducation@mayo.edu