CAP TODAY Pathology/Laboratory Medicine/Laboratory Management
The College of American Pathologists has renewed CAP 15189 Accreditation for National Jewish Health Advanced Diagnostic Laboratories.
The accreditation, based on standard 15189 for laboratory technical competence and continual quality management, is administered by the International Organization for Standardization and seeks to improve patient safety and reduce risk, by outlining standards for quality and competence in medical laboratories.
CAP 15189 is a voluntary, non-regulatory accreditation to the ISO 15189:2007 standard as published by ISO. The program complements CAP accreditation and other quality systems, optimizes processes to improve patient care, and strengthens quality standards while reducing institutional errors and risks, and controls costs.
National Jewish Health Advanced Diagnostic Laboratories received its original CAP 15189 Accreditation in 2011. The renewal is valid until February 2014.
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