Quality
Courses
Introduction to Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Proficiency Testing
This course provides foundational information about CLIA proficiency testing (PT) including the PT process, scoring procedures, and referral.
Fundamentals of Quality Management Systems
Learn about key elements of Laboratory Quality Management systems.
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) and Provider Performed Microscopy (PPM) Procedures: An Introduction.
Discuss the background of Provider-Performed Microscopy (PPM) procedures, including an overview of PPM procedures criteria, examinations, and regulations; how to apply for a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Certificate for PPM procedures; requirements for PPM personnel; and additional CLIA requirements and quality practices for PPM procedures.
Introduction to Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988
Explore an overview of the CLIA Regulatory Program, CLIA Laboratory Testing and Quality Standards, and CLIA Program Oversight and Administration.
Events
"Ready? Set? Test!" Patient Testing is Important. Get the Right Results. Session 2
Fourteen billion laboratory tests drive the majority of medical decisions each year.
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Listening to the Laboratory: A OneLab Network Open Forum Event
Join Listening to the Laboratory: A OneLab Network Open Forum Event for a discussion designed to
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"Ready? Set? Test!" Patient Testing Is Important. Get the Right Result. Session 1
Each year 14 billion laboratory tests drive the majority of medical decisions.
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Let's Talk TESTing: A OneLab TEST Open Forum Event
Attention all testing professionals!
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Evaluating Your Laboratory’s Risk Management Process or Quality Improvement Process
Quality management can help prevent risk, and risk management can help improve quality.
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Diagnostic Excellence: A New Quality Tool to Prevent Blood Culture Contamination
Laboratory analysis of blood cultures is vital to the accurate and timely diagnosis of bloodstrea...
CLIA Proficiency Testing (PT) Final Rule, CMS-3355-F
This presentation will provide information on the CLIA Proficiency Testing (PT) Final Rule which ...
Oregon State Public Health Laboratory Shares Lessons Learned from Its Newborn Screening Program
The history of newborn screening (NBS) demonstrates the strength and integrity of its mission: to
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Recognizing, Identifying, and Reporting the Identification of Select Agents and Toxins
This beginner-level webinar is for clinical and veterinary laboratory professionals to understand...
Biosafety Practices and Reporting Occupational Exposures for Select Agents and Toxins (Part 2)
This basic-level webinar is designed to help clinical and veterinary laboratory professionals und...
Life of a Test Method—Validation, Verification, and Managing Quality Part 1
This session will support learners in better understanding the Food and Drug Administration and C...
Life of a Test Method Part 2—Emergency Use Authorizations
Join us for our next OneLab Network meeting to learn more about Emergency Use A...
Point of Care (POC) Testing Basics Virtual Training
Recent public health emergencies have highlighted the need to diagnose diseases...
Reducing the Risks of Clinical Laboratory Infectious Diseases
In this webinar, Dr....
When Receiving Samples from Patients Suspected to be Infected with Ebola: What’s the Plan?
Learn how clinical and public health laboratories collaborate with healthcare teams to provide th...
I’m a Frontline Facility – How Can I Safely Test Clinical Specimens From a Suspected Ebola Patient
Join us for our next OneLab Network Event in which will give an overview of the current Sudan Ebo...
The Survey Process: What You Need to Know for Your CLIA Survey
Preparing for laboratory survey?...