MCT General requirements

1. What should a staff member do when a conflict of interest is suspected?

• Do nothing
• Formally declare it to top management
• Immediately resign from their position
• Ask for a salary increase in return

2. Which approach should be chosen when one of the group's subsidiaries markets diagnostic equipment?

• Buy the subsidiary's equipment exclusively, without question
• Conceal this relationship from accreditation auditors
• Identify and assess risks to impartiality and demonstrate how any commercial pressure is neutralized
• Systematically refuse to work with this subsidiary

3. What should be done when a contractual provision requires the laboratory to disclose confidential patient information?

• Disclose all data from the medical record
• Refuse to respond, citing absolute medical confidentiality
• Inform the patient in advance of the information to be provided, unless prohibited by law

4. Example of an external provider's obligation regarding confidentiality:

• They are bound by a formal confidentiality commitment (signed agreement)
• They are not bound by confidentiality since they are not a laboratory employee
• They are not permitted to enter the laboratory premises
• Confidentiality applies only during hours of physical presence

5. During sample collection, the laboratory guarantees that:

• The collection shall be performed as quickly as possible
• The patient is received in an area that preserves their confidentiality and dignity, and receives appropriate information about the procedure
• Only minors are entitled to explanations regarding the sample collection process