Content Description
Get the official Joint Commission standards and other accreditation requirements in the 2020 Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Laboratory and Point-of-Care Testing (CAMLAB).
Key Topics:
"Gold tab" standards requirements including the standards, National Patient Safety Goals, and Accreditation Participation Requirements effective January 1, 2020
"Blue tab" accreditation process information about Joint Commission policies and procedures and practical survey preparation information on the Early Survey Policy, documentation requirements, patient safety systems and more
Several appendixes, including one on standards related to Individualized Quality Control Plans (IQCP) and a new one on duplicated standards between the laboratory and hospital accreditation programs
Keys to successfully using the manual for survey preparedness
Key Features:
Survey readiness tools including compliance prompts, documentation checklists, and action planning worksheets in every standards chapter
Icons to help navigate documentation requirements as well as risk areas
"What's New" summary of changes made since the previous hard copy edition
Standards: All laboratory standards
Setting: Organizations accredited under the Laboratory Accreditation Program, including
Laboratories in hospitals, clinics, nursing care facilities, home care organizations, behavioral health care organizations, ambulatory sites and physician offices
Reference laboratories
Freestanding laboratories, such as assisted reproductive technology laboratories
Blood transfusion and donor center laboratories
Public health laboratories, including Indian Health Service laboratories
Laboratories in federal health care facilities, such as the Department of Veterans Affairs
Point-of-care test sites in patient care areas, which may include blood gas laboratories providing services to patients in emergency rooms, surgical suites, and cardiac catheterization laboratories
Key Audience: Staff responsible for accreditation, compliance, patient safety,