RIQAS is the world’s largest External Quality Assessment scheme with more than 50,000 laboratory participants spanning over 139 countries
Why Choose RIQAS?
- Our rapid, user-friendly reports allow at-a-glance performance assessment. Complimentary multi-instrument, inter-laboratory and end-of-cycle reports are also available.
- The availability of large peer groups ensures robust data is available for a wide range of instruments and methods.
- Consolidate EQA analysis, reduce workload and costs with our comprehensive, multi-parameter programmes.
- Frequent reporting allows early identification of test system errors, while our 72 hour report turnaround enables corrective action to be taken with minimum disruption to the lab.
- Flexible programme options are available to suit all laboratory budgets. The option to register up to 5 instruments per programme at no extra fee further reduces costs and facilitates comparative performance assessment.
- RIQAS.net is a convenient, cloud based data entry system which allows participants to return results and view reports online.
- RIQAS programmes are accepted by national and international accreditation bodies including ISO 17043:2010 – “Conformity Assessment – General Requirements for Proficiency Testing”.
- EQA samples are manufactured to the highest quality standard and span clinically relevant levels. A commutable sample matrix increases confidence that performance mimics that of patient samples.
RIQAS EQA Programmes
Choice & flexibility are guaranteed with our 33 programme portfolio.
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RIQAS EQA Reports
User-friendly, one-page per parameter reports allow for at-a-glance performance assessment.
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Ideal specifications of an External Quality Assessment provider
External Quality Assessment retrospectively assesses performance against other laboratories using the same method and instrument, by analysing “blind” samples as if they were patient samples. Results are frequently submitted for statistical analysis, following which each lab will receive an overall comparative report. Find out why EQA is important here.
