External Quality Assessment Program is administered by which entity?

External Quality Assessment Program is administered by which entity?

• A. A designated National Reference Laboratory (NRL) or other local and international EQAP approved by the DOH
• B. The hospital's internal QA committee
• C. The Department of Information and Communications Technology
• D. An external consultancy firm

Answer: (A)

External Quality Assessment is a system that checks a laboratory’s testing accuracy by comparing its results with an established external benchmark. It is administered by a designated National Reference Laboratory or other local and international EQAP approved by the Department of Health. This setup ensures standardized proficiency testing, objective scoring, and corrective actions across facilities under DOH oversight. Internal QA committees handle in-house quality controls, not external benchmarking; the Department of Information and Communications Technology or an external consultancy firm do not run the official national EQA program.

External Quality Assessment is a system that checks a laboratory’s testing accuracy by comparing its results with an established external benchmark. It is administered by a designated National Reference Laboratory or other local and international EQAP approved by the Department of Health. This setup ensures standardized proficiency testing, objective scoring, and corrective actions across facilities under DOH oversight. Internal QA committees handle in-house quality controls, not external benchmarking; the Department of Information and Communications Technology or an external consultancy firm do not run the official national EQA program.