Managing Reagent Variation
Lot-to-lot reagent inconsistencies can have significant effects on patient test results.
Lot-to-lot reagent inconsistencies can have significant effects on patient test results.
With recertification performed by the British Standards Institute, COLA continues as the only CMS-deemed accreditor with an ISO quality systems designation.
The American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) will host an upcoming Webinar titled, "Making Proficiency Testing Work for You 2011."
COLA’s new subsidiary, CRI, takes over the educational offerings that, to this point, COLA had provided, including seminars, webinars, and more.
Read MoreLaboratory accreditor offers best practices for administering waived HIV test.
Read MoreIn July, COLA is launching a new subsidiary, COLA Resources Inc, which is focused on educating lab professionals on regulatory developments.
Read MoreThe organization will sponsor a hands-on initiative for 9th and 10th graders attending a biomedical allied health magnet public school program in Maryland, providing a window into careers in the lab sciences.
Read MoreThe Center for Phlebotomy Education, Corydon, Ind, offers venipuncture training aids, helping educators, trainers, and supervisors to teach and assess the venipuncture technique of their students and staff.
Read MoreWaived tests increase from nine to more than 5,400 test systems and 119 analytes since 1993.
Read MoreThe workshops will be provided by the Laboratory Interoperability Cooperative, comprised of Surescripts, the AHA, and CAP.
Read MoreThis online portal to QC information provides labs with an easy and rapid way to access their quality control data and other QC-related information.
Read MoreTake a second to vote in CLP’s poll about proficiency testing.
Read MoreThe department of pathology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have issued A Call to Action for the medical profession to catch up with the technology and business communities in the application of genomics to personalized health care.
Read MoreHealth and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Labor Secretary Hilda Solis announce a total of nearly $1 billion in Recovery Act awards to help health care providers adopt health information technology and train workers for the health care jobs of the future.
Read MoreRoche Diagnostics announced the opening of a new west-coast customer training center in Pleasanton, Calif, as part of an initiative to make state-of-the-art training on diagnostic equipment more accessible to hospitals and independent laboratories on the west and east coasts.
Read MoreHHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the availability of $200 million to support grants, loans, loan repayment, and scholarships to expand the training of health care professionals. The funds are expected to train approximately 8,000 students and credentialed health professionals by the end of fiscal year 2010.
Read MoreTraining magazine has announced that SCC Soft Computer was selected for a coveted place among many of the worlds top companies for employee-sponsored workforce training and development.
Read MoreStarting in January 2007, DiaSorin Inc, Stillwater, Minn, and the National Laboratory Training Network (NLTN) are going to provide audio and Web-based interactive hepatitis training to health care workers performing public health, clinical, and environmental laboratory testing.
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