American Pathologists Accreditation Program

The accreditation program seeks to improve patient safety and rednce laboratory-related risks. 

Medicine (ASRM). The goal of CAP Laboratory Accreditation focuses on improving patient safety by advancing the quality of pathology and laboratory services. Upon successful completion of the inspection process, the laboratory receives CAP accreditation to become part of an exclusive group meeting the highest standards of excellence. 

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College of American Pathologists Laboratory Accreditation Program (1997) Standards for Laboratory Accreditation, Commission on Laboratory Accreditation Inspection Checklist, Sections 1 and 8. 

Sarewitz S, ed. Molecular Pathology Checklist, CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program. College of American Pathologists, Northfield, 111. 2003 19-21. 

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