CHICAGO, Oct. 27,
2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The American Society for
Clinical Pathology (ASCP) and The Joint Commission have established
the Leading Laboratories Recognition Program – a designation that
promotes laboratory leadership and helps elevate the visibility and
collaborative work of the medical laboratory team among clinical
colleagues, hospital leadership and patients.
The designation, available to Joint Commission-accredited
laboratories, is a symbol of laboratory excellence and provides
visible and public recognition of a laboratory's meaningful
achievements in improving patient outcomes. It also serves as proof
of a laboratory's trusted leadership and commitment to the
necessary ongoing professional development of its team that is
critical to the continued delivery of effective, high-quality
care.
"As patient-focused leaders in health care and laboratory
services, ASCP and The Joint Commission are recognized for assuring
continuous quality improvement with proven metrics and share in the
aim of benefiting and elevating patient outcomes," said E.
Blair Holladay, PhD, MASCP,
SCT(ASCP)CM, CEO of ASCP.
Leading Laboratories was developed and refined by laboratory
leaders. The designation is accomplished through a set of criteria
designed to quantify and exhibit the capability of a given
laboratory to achieve high quality outcomes, assure professional
development, engage in trusted leadership and earn laboratory
visibility.
"The Leading Laboratories designation provides elevated
visibility to distinguish the collaborative work of medical
laboratory team members in a way that adds value to their
institution and public recognition of their meaningful
achievements," said Heather Hurley,
executive director, Laboratory Accreditation, The Joint
Commission.
The two organizations' shared goals for the Leading Laboratories
Recognition Program seek to:
- Build stronger, more resilient laboratory teams through
facilitating and highlighting the development of individuals and
team members;
- Garner respect within the pathology and laboratory medicine
community;
- Elevate medical laboratories within the larger clinical care
team and their organizations or health care systems; and
- Expand awareness of the vital role of medical laboratories
among patients and the public.
"As a recognition program combined with The Joint Commission
Laboratory Accreditation Program, we believe Leading Laboratories
will elevate to the level of organizational C-suite, as well as
harmonize with key stakeholders," said Dr. Holladay. "These
stakeholders include patients, care providers, multi-disciplinary
teams, laboratory leaders, future students, new graduates and
professionals, industry, government, and payers."
The Leading Laboratories Recognition Program will also provide a
model and roadmap to help laboratories on their journey to achieve
this designation. The recognition program will support ASCP and The
Joint Commission's shared mission of patient safety and quality,
while providing another way to confirm laboratories' essential role
in the continuum of care across all health care settings.
Applications for the Leading Laboratories Recognition Program
will begin to be accepted on October 27,
2021. To learn more, visit
http://www.leadinglaboratories.org.
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About ASCP
Founded in 1922 in Chicago, ASCP
is a medical professional society with more than 100,000 member
board-certified anatomic and clinical pathologists, pathology
residents and fellows, laboratory professionals, and students. ASCP
provides excellence in education, certification, and advocacy on
behalf of patients, pathologists, and laboratory professionals. To
learn more, visit http://www.ascp.org. Follow us on Twitter at
http://www.twitter.com/ascp_chicago and connect with us on Facebook
at http://www.facebook.com/ASCP.Chicago.
About The Joint Commission
Founded in 1951, The Joint Commission seeks to continuously improve
health care for the public, in collaboration with other
stakeholders, by evaluating health care organizations and inspiring
them to excel in providing safe and effective care of the highest
quality and value. The Joint Commission accredits and certifies
more than 22,000 health care organizations and programs in
the United States. An independent,
nonprofit organization, The Joint Commission is the nation's oldest
and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care.
Learn more about The Joint Commission at
http://www.jointcommission.org.
Media Contact
Susan Montgomery, ASCP,
312-649-6833, susan.montgomery@ascp.org
Katie Looze Bronk, The Joint
Commission, 630-792-5175, kbronk@jointcommission.org
SOURCE ASCP