Lab Resources

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Government Agencies
Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services
CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments)
Centers for Disease Control
http://www.cms.gov
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/clia
http://www.cdc.gov
Accreditation Organizations
COLA
CAP College of American Pathologists
http://www.cola.org
http://www.cap.org
Associations / Society Organizations / Committees
ASCP American Society of Clinical Pathologists
ASCLS American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
NAACLS National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences
CLSI (NCCLS) Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
http://www.ascp.org
http://www.ascls.org
http://www.naacls.org
http://www.clsi.org
Proficiency Testing Programs
API American Proficiency Institute
American Society of Internal Medicine (ASIM) M.L.E. Program
American Thoracic Society (California Thoracic Society- CTS)
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP PT)
Wisconsin’s State Laboratory of Hygiene (WSLH)
AAB American Association of Bioanalysts
CAP College of American Pathologists
http://www.api-pt.com
http://www.acponline.org/mle
http://www.thoracic.org
http://www.aafp.org
http://www.slh.wisc.edu/pt
http://www.aab-pts.org
http://www.cap.org
Credentialing Agencies
NACES National Association of Credential Evaluationhttp://www.naces.org
Manufacturers
Cholestech
Metrika
HemoSense Coagulation products
Medica Corporation
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics
BD Becton, Dickinson and Company
Beckman Coulter
Roche Diagnostics
Abbot
Biosite
Hemocue Inc.
Bio-Rad
LifeScan Inc.
Quidel
Alere
http://www.cholestech.com
http://www.metrika.com
http://www.hemosense.com
http://www.mediacorp.com
http://www.diagnostics.siemens.com
http://www.bd.com
http://www.beckmancoulter.com
http://www.roche-diagnostics.us
http://www.abbott.com
http://www.biosite.com
http://www.hemocue.com
http://www.bio-rad.com
http://www.lifescan.com
http://www.quidel.com/products/
http://www.invernessmedical.com
Distributors
PSS Medical Physician Sales and Service
ImmuLab Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics
Cardinal Health
Fisher Scientific
Henry Schein, Inc
McKesson
Infolab, Inc.
Market Lab Inc.
http://www.pssd.com
http://www.immulab.com
http://www.cardinal.com
http://www.fishersci.com
http://www.henryschein.com
http://www.mckesson.com
http://www.infolabinc.com
http://www.marketlabinc.com
Laboratory Tools / Continuing Education
CDC NLTN National Laboratory Training Network
QC Calculation tools
University of Iowa 20 CME course for Laboratory Directors
Lab Tests Online (a public resource on clinical lab testing from the laboratory professionals who do the testing)
Material Safety Data Sheets
Lab Explorer
Temperature/Metric Conversion Calculators and Conversion Charts
Dilutions and Standards
Laboratory Mathematics
http://www.cdc.gov/nltn/
http://www.westgard.com
http://www.medicine.uiowa.edu/cme/clia/
http://www.labtestsonline.org
http://www.msdssearch.com
http://www.abexplorer.com
http://www.conversion-metric.org
http://www.uab/clabsc/dilut.htm
http://www.uab/clabsc/math.htm