PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Born, Joanne
TI  - 2002 JCAHO Laboratory Surveys
AID  - 10.29074/ascls.15.3.187
DP  - 2002 Jul 01
TA  - American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
PG  - 187--188
VI  - 15
IP  - 3
4099  - http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/15/3/187.short
4100  - http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/15/3/187.full
SO  - Clin Lab Sci2002 Jul 01; 15
AB  - OBJECTIVE: Review changes for organizations surveyed under the 2002–2003 Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Pathology and Clinical Laboratory Services published by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.DATA SOURCES: Current literature, Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.CONCLUSIONS: Few standards changes have been made in the manual, but the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has refined the survey process in subtle ways and new requirements in the area of proficiency testing are in place.ABBREVIATIONS: CAP = College of American Pathologists; CLIA = Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments; CMS = Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services; COLA = Commission on Office Laboratory Accreditation; JCAHO = Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; PT = proficiency testing.