ABSTRACT

Quality assurance and accreditation are concepts that seem to touch on a wide range of functions in our society. Quality control (QC) systems are specially needed in units for assisted reproductive technologies (ART) to assure reproducibility of all methods and competence in all duties performed by the personnel. The necessity of a quality control system becomes even clearer when considering the possible risks of ART. In 1996 the Swedish national board of health and welfare raised demands for quality assurance in health care systems.1 To meet these requirements and to establish and maintain high quality in our ART program we developed a system according to international standards.