Accreditation

COLA’s Pathology Accreditation Program Approved by California

COLA Inc. announces that its Pathology Accreditation Program has been approved in the State of California.

Accreditation

Labs Can Pay CLIA Certification Fees Online

Online payments are processed overnight, substantially faster than hard-copy checks, which can take up to 10 business days to process.

Accreditation

Organizations Pledge Action to Improve Diagnostic Quality

Four leading health organizations join more than 50 prominent groups in healthcare and patient advocacy.

COLA: CMS Final Fee Schedule Will Hurt Patient Access to Clinical Laboratory

Nov 27, 2017 | Accreditation, Lab Management, Proficiency Testing

Lab accreditation organization COLA has issued a statement in response to the recent publication of final clinical lab fees for 2018 by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Eurofins Genomics Receives Accreditation from CLIA and CAP for New Laboratory in Louisville

Dec 13, 2016 | Accreditation, Lab Management, Molecular Diagnostics

Eurofins Genomics has received CAP accreditation and CLIA certification for its new laboratory in Louisville, Ky,

COLA Acknowledges Significance of Medical Errors Reported in Johns Hopkins Study

Jun 13, 2016 | Accreditation, Lab Management, Proficiency Testing, Research

According to the accreditor, laboratorians are uniquely positioned to help reduce adverse patient outcomes.

AABB, A2LA Offer Combined Clinical Laboratory Accreditation

Dec 14, 2015 | Accreditation

The AABB/A2LA accreditation program will work in partnership with clinical laboratories, blood banks, and transfusion services to foster a culture of ongoing improvement and innovation.

Cynvenio Biosystems Receives Accreditation from College of American Pathologists

Oct 12, 2015 | Accreditation, Cancer, Lab Management, Molecular Diagnostics

Accreditation supports company’s global expansion strategy.

COLA Endorses Findings of National Report on Diagnostic Errors

Oct 7, 2015 | Accreditation, Lab Management, Proficiency Testing

Accreditor offers recommendations for how laboratories can help meet study goals.

Beckman Coulter Genomics Receives CAP Accreditation

Jan 13, 2015 | Accreditation, Lab Management

Accreditation by the College of American Pathologists will help the laboratory more quickly move findings from clinical trials into clinical use.

COLA Receives ISO Recertification

Sep 29, 2014 | Accreditation, Lab Management, Proficiency Testing

With recertification performed by the British Standards Institute, COLA continues as the only CMS-deemed accreditor with an ISO quality systems designation.

COLA Leadership Summit Concludes with a Path Forward

May 19, 2014 | Accreditation, Lab Management, Proficiency Testing

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.

COLA Criteria Update

Feb 20, 2014 | Accreditation, Lab Management, Proficiency Testing

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.

COLA Unveils Updated Headquarters Facility

Feb 11, 2014 | Accreditation, Lab Management, Proficiency Testing

COLA, a leading laboratory accreditor, marked the reopening of its renovated headquarters in Columbia, Md, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, February 7.

Caris Gets Tumor Profiling Industry’s First ISO 15189 Medical Laboratory Accreditation

Dec 31, 2013 | Accreditation, Cancer, Lab Management, Quality Control Programs, Quality Systems

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.

New Program From COLA Resources Inc to Help Labs Transition to New CMS Guidelines

Oct 16, 2013 | Accreditation, Lab Management, Proficiency Testing

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.