| Subject: | JCAHO Issues New Accreditation Participation Requirement 20 for Laboratories, Effective Immediately |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Tue, 25 Jul 2006 - 12:00 am |
| JCAHO has approved a new Accreditation Participation Requirement (APR 20), which is effective immediately for the laboratory program.
The new APR states that laboratories must comply with a predetermined process for resolving unsuccessful proficiency testing. Failure to meet satisfactory performance for two consecutive or two out of three consecutive testing events is considered unsuccessful performance. Unsatisfactory proficiency testing events include:
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