临床生化检验工作发展很快，控制生化质量已成为临床检验工作的重要任务。国外很重视医学检验质量的控制工作，并已有专文介绍。五十年代初期已开展质量调查及控制工作。美国、日本则分别由美国病理协会（CAP）、日本医师协会负责该项工作。在日本每年年底还公布评分成绩。 Clinical biochemical tests have developed rapidly. Controlling biochemical quality has become an important task in clinical testing. Foreign countries attach great importance to the control of medical test quality and have introduced special articles. In the early fifties, quality surveys and controls were carried out. In the United States and Japan, the American Pathology Association (CAP) and the Japanese Physician Association are responsible for this work. At the end of each year in Japan, scores are also announced.