[Efforts and the Future Agenda for Introducing the Quality Management System ISO 15189 in Akita University Hospital].

Quality management systems are the tools that document the processes and responsibilities to achieve quality policies and objectives. Recently, increasing numbers of clinical laboratories have been certified for ISO 15189, an international certification for hospital laboratories. However, our laboratory remains in the preparation process.

[Viewpoint: Skill Certifications for Japanese Medical Technologists].

With the development of medicine, the field of clinical laboratory medicine evolves rapidly, and it will be more specialized in the near future. Medical technologists are required to hone their skills and knowledge, in order to keep up with the evolution. In recent years, board certifications by several medical societies are considered to indicate the skills of medical technologists.