What Is Screening Control

Screening control, also known as yes/no control or concurrent control, focuses on meeting standards for product or service quality or quantity during the transformation process. Screening control relies on feedback processes.

What is the purpose of screening control?

Screening interventions are designed to identify conditions which could at some future point turn into disease, thus enabling earlier intervention and management in the hope to reduce mortality and suffering from a disease.

What are the four key areas of control?

• Establishing standards and methods for measuring performance.
• Measuring performance.
• Determining whether performance matches the standard.
• Taking corrective action.