RANDOX INTERNATIONAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT SCHEME

RIQAS THE LARGEST INTERNATIONAL EQA SCHEME WITH OVER 55,000 LAB PARTICIPANTS

RIQAS REPORTS WEB-BASED DATA TRANSFER STANDARD REPORT END-OF-CYCLE REPORT MULTI-INSTRUMENT REPORT URINE TOXICOLOGY REPORT URINALYSIS REPORT SEROLOGY REPORT SERUM INDICES REPORT BACTERIAL IDENTIFICATION REPORT RIQAS PROGRAMMES PARAMETER INDEX

BENEFITS Delivering a comprehensive yet cost effective EQA solution, RIQAS will help meet regulatory requirements and increase confidence in test system accuracy. Large Database of Users • A high level of participation means peer group numbers are maximised whilst ensuring availability of data for a wide range of instruments and methods. User-friendly Reports • Simple, one page per parameter format, enables at-a-glance performance assessment, saving valuable laboratory time. • Complimentary multi-instrument and interlaboratory reports allow comparative performance assessment of all laboratory...

RIQAS Programmes • Ammonia/Ethanol • Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) • Anti-TSH Receptor • Blood Gas • BNP • Cardiac • Cardiac Plus • Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) • Clinical Chemistry • Coagulation • CO-Oximetry • CYFRA 21-1 • Cytokines ESR Glycated Haemoglobin (HbA1c) • Haematology • Human Urine • Immunoassay • Immunoassay Speciality 1 • Immunoassay Speciality 2 • Immunosuppressant Drugs • Lipids • Maternal Screening Microbiology (Bacterial Identification) • Neonatal Bilirubin • Serology (Anti-SARS-CoV-2) • Serology Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) • Serology (HIV/Hepatitis) • Serology (Syphilis) • Serology...

RIQAS REPORTS RIQAS reports are presented in a user-friendly, one page per parameter format. This allows easy interpretation of your analytical performance. RIQAS Reports • tatistical breakdown by all methods, your method S and, where applicable, your instrument, including running means for the last 10 samples. • ompare your instrument group, method group C and all methods using the histogram. • Identify trends, biases and precision problems using the visual charts. • The Target Score chart uniquely grades your performance in a moving window over the last 20 samples, including the previous cycle....

WEB-BASED DATA TRANSFER RIQAS.Net offers easy, direct access for the submission of results and retrieval of reports direct from the RIQAS host server. • Available in multiple languages. • Confidentiality and security is maintained through the use of password protected access. • Submit current, corrected and future results (normal policies apply), directly into the RIQAS database. Receipt of results is confirmed by e-mail. •Multi-lingual registration identifier provides simple identification of multiple registrations. • Additions and changes to assay details can be made quickly and easily online....

PARTICIPATION IN RIQAS Participation in RIQAS follows these simple steps: Order your RIQAS programmes through your local Randox Office or Distributor. Register the instruments and methods used in your lab on RIQAS.net or by completing the enrolment document. Enrolment documents are available from riqas.com and should be submitted 3 weeks before the cycle starts. Check RIQAS policies in method questionnaire. Analyse the sample on the recommended date, carefully following the instructions for use. Enter your results via RIQAS.Net and submit before the final deadline. Receive a set of numbered samples...

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This section provides an easy way of assessing the performance of other methods used to analyse the parameter in question. Hexokinase Glucose oxidase Ortho Vitros MicroSlide Systems Glucose dehydrogenase GOD/02-Beckman method Other Dry Chemistry Agappe - GOD-PAP Oxygen electrode Vitros, DT60/DT60 II

LEVEY-JENNINGS CHART SDIs reflect laboratory performance in relation to fit-for-purpose SDPAs and are useful to monitor performance over time. Acceptable performance is SDI < 2. N = No result returned in time for this registration\sample. C = Corrected results will be accepted for non-analytical errors. Corrected results will be accepted up to 4 weeks after the final submission deadline, on application, with evidence of analysis. Late results are only accepted if there has been a Randox error. This line indicates change in registration details for this a parameter. Sample number. The Mean for...