COLA Names New COO
Paul Campognone, Medical Diagnostic Industry Senior Manager, Medical Technologist, named to post.
Paul Campognone, Medical Diagnostic Industry Senior Manager, Medical Technologist, named to post.
Accreditor Appoints Experienced Clinical Expert and Corporate Director to Education Post
New positions are a key part of COLA’s new “Continuous Quality Initiative”
COLA, a national laboratory accreditor and advocate for quality in laboratory medicine and patient care, has recognized the findings of a Johns Hopkins study that concludes that if medical errors were tabulated similarly to diseases, they would rank as the third leading cause of death in the U.S. (with more than 250,000 deaths each year),…
COLA to Assist Labs in Implementing Individualized Quality Control Plans COLUMBIA, MD, September 23, 2015 – Leading laboratory accreditor COLA, approved by Laboratory Field Services (LFS) to accredit laboratories in California, announced that it is offering a suite of tools to assist California labs in transitioning to a new quality testing procedure called Individualized Quality…
Event held during National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week
This weekend, COLA has partnered with industry leaders in presenting solutions for increasing lab quality to prevent hospital readmissions at the AMDA (formerly the American Medical Directors Association) Long Term Care Medicine Conference, February 27-March 2 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, Nashville, TN. COLA is joined by representatives of the American Association…
COLA, a national laboratory accreditor dedicated to quality in laboratory medicine and patient care, is excited to partner with Howard County General Hospital to support local health care workers. This December, COLA will sponsor and participate in Race Across Howard County, a virtual race with 100% of the proceeds benefiting the only hospital in Howard…
COLA, a national laboratory accreditor and an advocate for quality in laboratory medicine and patient care, along with Hussman Institute for Autism, teamed up with the Howard County Police Department’s for Rebuilding Day on April 23, an initiative of Rebuilding Together Howard County. The team of police, COLA and Hussman volunteers worked throughout the day…
Lab Accreditor Provides Link to Test Utilization Website