"To Infinity, and Beyond!"
"Prepare to Die!"
(Top 10 CAP Deficiencies)
200

This NASA shuttle is the first crewed flight to orbit the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972.

What is Artemis II?

200

COM.30750 - missing, irregular, or undocumented logs for these which ensure our equipment and reagents are in optimal conditions.

What are temperature checks (refrigerators, freezers, humidity, etc)?

400

NASA and CAP share a commitment to Risk Mitigation and Safety. NASA through "Mission Assurance" guidelines, and CAP through this - their process to ensure laboratory accuracy and safety.

What are peer inspections?

400

COM.01700 - failure to properly evaluate these results which confirm our accuracy and instrument/test performance in comparison to our peers.

What are PT and Alternative Assessment results?

600

NASA employs strict technical standards for environmental verification and flightworthiness. CAP categorizes their standards into these, which drive the peer-reviewed audits.

What are technical checklists?

600

Similar to COM.30600 (Maintenance/Function Checks), COM.04200 is also related to instruments and equipment but specifically refers to this aspect of the documentation records. 

What is instrument/equipment record review?

800

NASA is a high-reliability organization, which is the direction MSKCC is moving towards. Following failures such as the Challenger and Columbia disasters, NASA used this key principle to ensure employees were comfortable raising concerns without fear.

What is a culture of safety and learning?

800

COM.04250 - failure to document studies that demonstrate patient samples tested using different methods/instruments yield similar results. These studies are commonly referred to as this.

What are correlation studies, or comparability of instruments and methods?

1000

COM.01200 - misalignment between the services provided by the lab and this list which CAP requires the lab to keep up to date.

What is the activity menu?

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