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Updated June 29, 2007
The CAP Surveys and Anatomic Pathology Education/EXCEL
Programs are the largest laboratory peer comparison program in the world.
The programs allow laboratories to regularly evaluate their performance
and improve the accuracy of the patient results they provide. Through
this program, the CAP provides individual laboratories with unknown specimens
for testing. The participants analyze the specimens and return the results
to the CAP for evaluation. In turn, each participating laboratory receives
a report of their performance as well as a report summarizing the results
of all participating laboratories.
Providing the best patient care requires laboratorians
and pathologists to strive for the highest performance. That’s what CAP
proficiency testing is all about. Convenient online proficiency testing
(PT). Opportunities for free CME/CE credit. An unprecedented number of
new programs.
Evaluate your results using comparable peer groups
from the most comprehensive database of laboratories. Be compared to the
most relevant instrument/reagent combinations to accurately assess your
performance.
The Surveys proficiency testing program is designed
for hospital laboratories and reference laboratories. The EXCEL proficiency
testing program is geared toward smaller hospital and physician office
laboratories.
By enrolling in the program that is intended for your
size institution, you will be compared with laboratories that are most
similar in size to yours.
CDC-funded surveys conducted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in testing sites with a Certificate of Waiver indicated that high personnel turnover rates, lack of understanding about Good Laboratory Practices, and inadequate training can lead to errors in patient testing and poor patient outcomes.
To help reduce errors at all testing sites with a Certificate of Waiver including Physician Office Laboratories, the CAP has introduced a brand new program. PT Check Up is designed to help you ensure that the correct test results are used to treat patients appropriately.
PT Check Up is an easy-to-implement program designed to help improve waived test results - train staff, evaluate instrument and method performance, troubleshoot, and assess staff competency. Based on the type and number of tests performed, the cost could be as little as $55 a year.
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