COLA Increases Hiring of Surveyors in 2012
Laboratory Accreditor Plans for 30 Full-Time Surveyors
COLA Increases Surveyor Staff
Leading Laboratory Accreditor Adds Two More Surveyors, Bringing Total to 26
COLA Invited to Participate in High-Level Scientific Conclave
USP Gathering Explores the Future of Lab Medicine, Diagnostics
COLA Issues Waived Testing White Paper, Calls for More Education at Waived Testing Sites
During National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week 2013, COLA raises awareness of quality challenges affecting waived testing.
COLA JOINS CDC AND CLSI IN CONDUCTING STUDY OF LABORATORY PRACTICE GUIDELINES
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…
COLA Kickoffs Patient Safety Awareness Week
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 Kicks-off National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week
This week is National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week (NMLPW), and COLA is very proud to take part in celebrating the important contribution that laboratorians make to patients achieving well-being and quality of life. Ms. Nancy Stratton, Chief Executive Officer of COLA, kicks off this week with a message to laboratory professionals nationwide. “Laboratorians are key…
COLA Launches Educational Subsidiary
COLA Resources, Inc. ® To Provide Education and Consulting Services to Laboratories
COLA Launches Program to Educate Youth on Lab Careers
Free to clinical labs, Give Back Day kits meant to spread word about opportunities in the lab workforce
COLA Leadership Summit Concludes with a Path Forward
COLA successfully concluded its 2014 Leadership Summit last week. More than 30 thought leaders in health care, including physicians, regulators, public health experts, medical laboratory scientists, manufacturers, nurse practitioners and more gathered in San Francisco to discuss the future of laboratory medicine in the context of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The group explored the implications…