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Analysis Tool Helps Clinical Laboratories Assess Costs of Lab Testing

New Portal Designed to Make E-Learning Easier; Part of Overall COLA.org Update

After months of work and preparation, COLA has completed its revamp of two COLA websites, and is broadening COLA’s presence in the social media universe. COLA’s corporate website (www.cola.org) and its online learning site (www.labuniversity.org) have been retooled to improve their functionality, incorporate COLA’s new logo and branding elements, simplify the process for publishing new information, and [...]

USP Gathering Explores the Future of Lab Medicine, Diagnostics

After reviewing more than 1,300 comments received from doctors and others across the healthcare spectrum, the Obama Administration has issued its final rules for so-called accountable care organizations (ACOs) under Medicare. The U. S. Department of Health and Human Services issued its proposed rule last March, and unveiled the final rules on October 20th. They [...]

COLA has launched a new web portal designed to connect laboratorians and other industry professionals with technical consultants who can assist them. The new tool, www.myconsultantcentral.com, provides a searchable database of technical consultants with expertise in COLA and CLIA criteria. Available to COLA members, non-member laboratories, manufacturers and other industry decision makers, the free service [...]

COLA staff participated in a pair of webinars during the month of June. First, COLA partnered with ADVANCE Magazine on a webinar providing an overview of the state of waived testing. Its purpose was to give lab professionals some practical advice on how to conduct this testing in a quality manner. COLA Chief Marketing Officer [...]

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