Inside Track: The Virus That Took Over the World
COLA CEO Nancy Stratton offers a perspective on the impact covid-19 has had on clinical labs.
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Inside Track: COLA Requests Another Look
COLA has requested that GAO expand its recent report on the implementation of reimbursement rate cuts to Medicare’s clinical laboratory fee schedule.
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PopularRIQAS Earns Accreditation to ISO/IEC 17043
Randox International Quality Assessment Scheme recently became accredited in accordance with ISO/IEC 17043:2010, "Conformity Assessment - General Requirements for Proficiency Testing."
COLA Acknowledges Significance of Medical Errors Reported in Johns Hopkins Study
According to the accreditor, laboratorians are uniquely positioned to help reduce adverse patient outcomes.
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Cynvenio Biosystems Receives Accreditation from College of American Pathologists
Accreditation supports company’s global expansion strategy.
Read MoreCOLA Endorses Findings of National Report on Diagnostic Errors
Accreditor offers recommendations for how laboratories can help meet study goals.
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Beckman Coulter Genomics Receives CAP Accreditation
Accreditation by the College of American Pathologists will help the laboratory more quickly move findings from clinical trials into clinical use.
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COLA Receives ISO Recertification
With recertification performed by the British Standards Institute, COLA continues as the only CMS-deemed accreditor with an ISO quality systems designation.
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COLA Leadership Summit Concludes with a Path Forward
More than 30 healthcare thought leaders convened in San Francisco recently for the COLA 2014 Leadership Summit, to discuss the future of laboratory medicine in the context of the Affordable Care Act.
Read MoreCOLA Criteria Update
This webinar will help your lab keep up to date with COLA requirements for accreditation, as well as understand the drivers for change in laboratory medicine.
Read MoreCOLA Unveils Updated Headquarters Facility
COLA, a leading laboratory accreditor, marked the reopening of its renovated headquarters in Columbia, Md, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, February 7.
Read MoreCaris Gets Tumor Profiling Industry’s First ISO 15189 Medical Laboratory Accreditation
The tumor profiling laboratory of Caris Life Sciences has earned accreditation to the standard for "Medical Laboratories: Requirements for Quality and Competence" (ISO 15189), developed by the International Organization for Standardization.
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New Program From COLA Resources Inc to Help Labs Transition to New CMS Guidelines
The products, including a comprehensive manual, software tool, video, webinars, and workshops, are designed to assist labs in understanding the new quality control program, which is scheduled to go into effect in 2016.
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COLA Creates New Tool for Labs
The new program enables lab personnel to assess their operations to determine if they are operating in accordance with emerging new healthcare delivery models.
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COLA Launches Educational Endeavor
COLA’s new subsidiary, CRI, takes over the educational offerings that, to this point, COLA had provided, including seminars, webinars, and more.
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COLA Offers Guidelines For HIV Testing Day Providers
Laboratory accreditor offers best practices for administering waived HIV test.
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INSIDE TRACK: COLA’s New Subsidiary Acts as Education Arm
In July, COLA is launching a new subsidiary, COLA Resources Inc, which is focused on educating lab professionals on regulatory developments.
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CardioDx Receives CAP Accreditation
The CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program is an internationally recognized program and the only one of its kind to use teams of practicing lab professionals as inspectors.
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