The safety of a patient is the most important thing in the medical field, and laboratory medicine is no different. The week of March 11-17 COLA asks everyone to join in the celebration of Patient Safety Awareness Week. Patient Safety Awareness Week is a time for the nation to highlight the importance of patient safety…
COLA JOINS CDC AND CLSI IN CONDUCTING STUDY OF LABORATORY PRACTICE GUIDELINES New Fingerstick Glucose Testing Study Will Provide Metrics for Evaluating LPG Effectiveness COLA, a national laboratory accreditor and an advocate for quality in laboratory medicine and patient care, has joined with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Clinical and…
During National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week 2013, COLA raises awareness of quality challenges affecting waived testing.
USP Gathering Explores the Future of Lab Medicine, Diagnostics
Leading Laboratory Accreditor Adds Two More Surveyors, Bringing Total to 26
Laboratory Accreditor Plans for 30 Full-Time Surveyors
COLA Inc., a national laboratory accreditor and a champion for quality laboratory medicine and patient care, announced that it is changing its corporate logo. The change comes after COLA’s CEO Nancy Stratton celebrated her one year anniversary with the organization. In this short video, Stratton introduces the new logo and the revitalizing direction for COLA…
COLA Inc., a nationally-recognized private, non-profit laboratory accreditation organization, is inviting clinical laboratories to participate in a new survey to gather data about how cuts in Medicare’s Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS) are impacting their services to patients. Since the implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) of 2014, clinical laboratories have experienced…
COLA HOSTS LABORATORY FORUM FOR ALLIED HEALTH STUDENTS Howard Community College Event Highlights the Impact of Quality Laboratory Testing COLA, a national laboratory accreditor and an advocate for quality in laboratory medicine and patient care, hosted an interdisciplinary workshop on November 10 to discuss and promote the impact of laboratory medicine across the entire health care…
COLA has announced that U.S. Surgeon General, Vice Admiral Regina M. Benjamin, MD, MBA, is the 2012 recipient of the organization’s Perry A. Lambird Memorial Excellence in Medicine Award. The national award is bestowed annually on a health care industry professional who exemplifies the values and ideals of Dr. Lambird, a COLA founder and leader…
