COLA Increases Hiring of Surveyors in 2012
Laboratory Accreditor Plans for 30 Full-Time Surveyors
COLA Names New COO
Paul Campognone, Medical Diagnostic Industry Senior Manager, Medical Technologist, named to post.
COLA Invited to Participate in High-Level Scientific Conclave
USP Gathering Explores the Future of Lab Medicine, Diagnostics
Baby Boomers, Retirements, and the Lab Workforce Shortage
The workforce shortage plaguing the lab industry is a well-documented phenomenon. One of the reasons for this is the senior nature of the lab workforce. According to ADVANCE’s 2010 survey, 36 percent of lab workers are baby boomers ages 50 – 59, making it the single biggest subgroup by age in the profession. Citing news…
ACOs: Do You Need a Consultant?
Rules establishing “Accountable Care Organizations” (ACOs) – a new health care payment and delivery reform model linking provider reimbursements to quality metrics – took effect in January. COLA is working on a few initiatives intended to better define how a laboratory should integrate into the ACO model. In the meantime, this article in Amednews examines…
COLA Hires Three New Surveyors
Laboratory Accreditor Surveyor Team Now Numbers 28
COLA President’s Perspective: December 2011
A Time of Uncertainty in Washington
COLA Staff Profile: Anita Coleman
COLA’s “caregiver” takes her role very seriously
COLA Engages Clients on Proposed Federal Rule
Several federal agencies have proposed amending the patient privacy provisions of two federal laws, the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA), and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). In effect, the new rule – CMS-2319-P: Patients’ Access to Test Reports – would repeal exceptions to an individual’s right of access…
