Joint Commission offers Ebola resources for laboratories, healthcare facilities

Lab Focus issue available for download on website


The Joint Commission has a number of Ebola resources on its website. The Laboratory Accreditation page has Ebola information specifically for laboratories, and the Ebola Preparedness Resources section provides regularly updated content for all healthcare facilities. 

In the new issue Lab Focus issue:

• New clinical director for laboratory program aims to strengthen relationships with pathologists 

• Pathology Advisory Committee discusses anatomic pathology concerns

• Effective July 1, 2015: Revised laboratory accreditation requirements

• Ebola preparedness resources for laboratories, healthcare facilities

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February 3, 2015


Topic Area: Safety


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