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SECTION III: COLA CRITERIA FOR QUALITY LABORATORY PERFORMANCE>QA 21 RAre all Quality Assessment activities documented?Quality Assessment documentation should be comprehensive and include the following:• The activity being monitored,• Data collected during the assessment,• The results of the assessment (problems identified or not),• Corrective action for any problems identified.• The time frame covered by the assessment,• Date assessment performed, and• Initials of those involved.The final step is documentation of the follow-up review.The follow-up review should be documented in the same manner as the initial review, to facilitate comparison ofresults. COLA LabGuide 70—“Quality Assessment in the Office Laboratory” has a sample QA form which you can copyfor your own use.QA 22 RAre all quality assessment records retained for two (2) years and maintained in a manner that makes themeasily retrievable for review?All quality assessment activities should be documented and available for review by the director, consultants, andsurveyors.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .© 2007 COLA FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT COLA PHONE 800.981.9883 | FAX 410.381.8611 | ON-LINE www.cola.org3-93