{"id":14393,"date":"2022-04-12T14:21:25","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T20:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/blog\/?p=14393"},"modified":"2022-04-12T14:21:25","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T20:21:25","slug":"laboratory-proficiency-testing-why-perform-pt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/blog\/laboratory-proficiency-testing-why-perform-pt\/","title":{"rendered":"Laboratory proficiency testing: Why you should perform PT"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Get evidence of lab competence, confidence in testing results, and more.<\/h2>\n<h2>What is laboratory proficiency testing?<\/h2>\n<p>Use laboratory proficiency testing (PTs) to comply with your labs accreditation requirements and evaluate your analysts\u2019 performance. You can conduct one for specific tests or measurements or use it to monitor your labs continuing performance. PTs are an integral part of a quality management system (QMS) under quality assurance and control (QA\/AC). Understanding the core components of the QMS, how the laboratory operates is an important part of passing any PT test.<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14394 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/benefits-of-PT.jpg\" alt=\"Benefits of proficiency testing (PT)\" width=\"356\" height=\"244\"><\/h2>\n<h2>Why conduct PTs<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Demonstrate competency to third parties and regulatory bodies<\/li>\n<li>Manage risk through early warning of problems<\/li>\n<li>Get an independent evaluation<\/li>\n<li>Educate and train your staff<\/li>\n<li>Fulfill accreditation requirements<\/li>\n<li>Compare results with laboratories around the world<\/li>\n<li>Ensure customer confidence in your laboratory results<\/li>\n<li>Identify problems and areas of improvement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to order your PT<\/h2>\n<p>NSI Lab Solutions and USP collaborate to provide high-quality proficiency testing schemes.<\/p>\n<h2><a style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nsilabsolutions.com\/product-category\/usp-pt-program\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more and order your test<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usp.org\/proficiency-testing\/external-faqs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Get more FAQs on the program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12323 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/CP_MA_Bottom_Blog-reminder-for-blog.jpg\" alt=\"Sign up for the blog banner\" width=\"600\" height=\"100\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get evidence of lab competence, confidence in testing results, and more. 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