Since the first edition of ISO15189"Medical laboratories: requirements for quality and competence" was published in 2003, it has been rapidly and widely used in the world under the promotion of the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation Organization (ILAC), and has become the basic standard for the quality management, capacity-building and capacity attestation of medical laboratories. The Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) of ILAC for ISO15189 is the most authoritative international permit for examination results, which is accepted by international organizations. Since the establishment of ISO15189 medical laboratory accreditation system in 2004 in China, more than 530 medical laboratories have been accredited, which plays an important role in improving the quality and competence of medical laboratories in China, and improves the influence of Chinese medical laboratories in the world. ISO 15189:2012 is currently being revised by the International Organization for Standardization/Technical Committee on Clinical Laboratory Testing and in vitro diagnostic test systems (ISO/TC212). This revision will bring significant changes and the medical laboratory shall pay attention to these changes. In order to help medical laboratories understand the new ideas in advance, this paper summarizes and analyses the draft of the new international standards, and provides references for users.

Laboratories, Hospital; ISO15189; Revision