NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS:
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL PATHOLOGY (ASCP)
- Largest organization for laboratory professionals and offers certification for various specialties
THE JOINT COMMISSION
Formerly known as Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
College of American Pathologists (CAP)
Largest proficiency survey program in the United States and has a peer-surveyed laboratory accreditation program that has CLIA deemed status
CLINICAL AND LABORATORY STANDARDS INSTITUTE
peer professional group that develops standardized criteria regarding laboratory practices; accrediting and licensing entities often adopt these as standards
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF BLOOD BANKS (AABB)
peer professional group that offers a blood bank accreditation program that can substitute for a CAP inspection
Commission on Office Laboratory Accreditation (COLA)
provide assistance to physician office laboratories (POLs)
