[Live Webinar] Navigating CLIA, CAP, TJC, and COLA: Common Deficiencies and How to Avoid Them
Continuing Education Credits
Objectives
- Identify the most frequently cited deficiencies across CLIA, CAP, TJC, and COLA inspections.
- Interpret deficiency citations in the context of regulatory requirements and laboratory operations.
- Analyze the underlying causes of common compliance gaps and their impact on laboratory quality and patient safety.
- Develop sustainable strategies for prioritizing the repair of quality gaps to reduce vulnerability to citations.
Course Outline
- Navigating CLIA, CAP, TJC, and COLA: Common Deficiencies and How to Avoid Them
- Navigating CLIA, CAP, TJC, and COLA: Common Deficiencies and How to Avoid Them
Additional Information
Level of Instruction: Basic
Intended Audience: Medical laboratory scientists, medical laboratory technicians, laboratory supervisors, and laboratory managers. This course is also appropriate for MLS and MLT students and pathology residents.
Author Information: Dr. Alec Saitman completed PhD training in total synthetic organic chemistry at the University of California, San Diego. He then went on to complete fellowship training in Clinical Chemistry and Toxicology in the Department of Pathology at the University of California, San Diego. He is board-certified by the American Board of Clinical Chemistry (ABCC) in Clinical Chemistry and Toxicological Chemistry. Dr. Saitman is currently an Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Oregon Health and Sciences University (OHSU) and serves as the director of chemistry and toxicology. His research focuses on the development of small molecule quantitation assays using mass spectrometry. His areas of interest include laboratory stewardship and laboratory informatics. He is particularly interested in establishing efficient production workflows to meet the growing testing demands in his laboratory.
The author has no conflict of interest to disclose.
Reviewer Information: Laurie Bjerklie, MA, MLS(ASCP)CM, is a Lead Education Developer. She earned a B.S. in Medical Laboratory Science from the University of North Dakota and an M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction from Saint Xavier University. She has over 15 years of experience in higher education and has held program director and faculty positions in both MLT and MLS programs.