Knowledge

Organizations

Standards bodies, accreditation programmes and reference organizations relevant to laboratory quality management.

Standards Organizations

1
CLSIStandards Organizations

Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute

Global

Develops consensus standards and guidelines for clinical laboratory testing processes.

Accreditation Organizations

4
CAPAccreditation Organizations

College of American Pathologists

Global

Pathology membership organization offering laboratory accreditation and proficiency programs.

TJCAccreditation Organizations

The Joint Commission

United States

Accredits healthcare organizations and laboratory services against published standards.

COLAAccreditation Organizations

COLA

United States

Laboratory accreditation body with an education-oriented survey approach.

AABAccreditation Organizations

American Association of Bioanalysts

United States

Association offering laboratory accreditation and proficiency testing services.

Regulatory Agencies

1
CMSRegulatory Agencies

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

United States

Administers the CLIA program governing laboratory testing on human specimens.

Professional Associations

4
ADLM (AACC)Professional Associations

Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine

Global

Professional society for clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine practice and research.

ASCPProfessional Associations

American Society for Clinical Pathology

Global

Membership and certification organization for pathologists and laboratory professionals.

ASCLSProfessional Associations

American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science

United States

Professional association representing clinical laboratory scientists and practitioners.

AMTProfessional Associations

American Medical Technologists

United States

Certification agency for allied health and laboratory personnel.

Public Health and Education Organizations

3
APHLPublic Health and Education Organizations

Association of Public Health Laboratories

United States

Represents governmental laboratories that protect public health through testing programs.

CDCPublic Health and Education Organizations

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

United States

National public health agency publishing laboratory quality and biosafety guidance.

WHOPublic Health and Education Organizations

World Health Organization

Global

United Nations agency publishing laboratory quality management resources worldwide.