Abstract
Success in the delivery of the tertiary level health care by an assisted reproductive technology center relies upon the equal partnership between the clinic and the laboratory. It is critical that the laboratory strives to produce the highest quality data for its clinical partners. The laboratory director has the responsibility of ensuring compliance with federal regulations, which were enacted as a framework to improve the quality of testing in clinical laboratories, including the personnel responsible for testing. The success of the assisted reproductive technology center is largely a result of the combined efforts of the clinical and laboratory staff. This chapter will highlight some of the organizational and operational aspects that the laboratory contributes.
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Bossert, N.L., De Jonge, C. (2012). Organizational Aspects of the Laboratory in a Tertiary Care ART Center. In: Nagy, Z., Varghese, A., Agarwal, A. (eds) Practical Manual of In Vitro Fertilization. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1780-5_4
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