How to Manage a Lab

Periodicals directed to lab professionals

Advance for Medical Laboratory Professionals
Advance for Administrators of the Laboratory
Health Data Management
Medical Laboratory Observer
Washington G2 Report

Accreditation and Licensing

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)
College of American Pathologists - Accreditation
New York State Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program
New York State Education Department

Approval for innovative methods and equipment

Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research - FDA
Center for Devices and Radiological Health - FDA

Billing regulations and information

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Clinical Labs Center - CMS
ICD9 Codes

Computer Systems

Cerner Corporation
Iatric Systems
Meditech
Misys
SCC Soft Computer
SNOMED - universal health care terminology

Environmental Health and Safety

Agency for Toxic Substances and Diseases Registry
Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories - CDC
Environmental Health and Safety - University of Rochester
Monroe County Department of Public Health
Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Quality Assurance

American Society for Quality - quality tools
Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
Joint Commission International Center for Patient Safety
Laboratory Errors & Patient Safety - University of Washington newsletter
Some Unintended Consequences of Information Technology in Health Care
Westguard QC

Training Courses and Competency Tests

Medical Training Solutions - University of Washington

 

Research & Academics
Helpful Information

• Monthly Conference Schedule
• Seminar Series Schedule
• Special Stains Manual
• Tissue Request Form
• Pathology Intranet (URMC Only)

Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Sites

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine URMC Clinical Laboratories URMC Central Laboratory Research and Academics Residency Program Graduate Studies