LMQA

Hi all,

Our LMQA presentation is on CAP accreditation. This stands for College of American Pathologist accreditation program.
I have found the website to the college of american pathologist website, which I feel would have all that we may need for the presentation.

http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/laboratory_accreditation/standards/standards.html

There are 4 standards in the CAP accreditation.

Here are the references that are recomended by the site.

1. College of American Pathologists. Criteria for the Clinical Laboratory Director. Appendix O in: Policies and Guidelines Manual. Northfield, IL: February 1993.

2. US Department of Health and Human Services. Clinical Laboratories Improvement Amendments of 1988. Code of the Federal Register, Title 42, Part 493. Washington, DC: 1988.

3. Webster's Third New International Dictionary. Springfield, MA: G & C Merriam Co; 1976.

4. Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations Glossary. In: Accreditation Manual for Pathology and Clinical Laboratory Services. Chicago, IL; 1996.

5. American Board of Pathology.

6. College of American Pathologists. Appendix EE in: Policies and Guidelines Manual. Northfield, IL: August 1992.

7. College of American Pathologists. Glossary. Appendix J in: Policies and Guidelines Manual. Northfield, IL: February 1993.

8. Bartlett R, et al. Quality Control in Clinical Microbiology. Chicago, IL: American Society of Clinical Pathologists (CCE); 1968.

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Cheers,
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