Laboratory Services - Fast Track

The Joint Commission began evaluating hospital laboratory services in 1979. Since 1995, clinical laboratories surveyed using our standards have been deemed to be certifiable under Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA '88) requirements.  Read more.

Is your Laboratory considering Joint Commission accreditation or certification?  Learn more.

What's new

• 2008 Survey Activity Guide (1/15/08)
• New Standards FAQ - Primary Source Verification of Education for Licensed Independent Practitioners (1/4/08)

Accreditation Information

• 2008 Laboratory National Patient Safety Goals
• Facts about Laboratory Accreditation
• FAQs about Laboratory Accreditation
• Cooperative Accreditation Initiative

Joint Commission Requirements

Your free resource for standards and policy revisions and requirements published in Perspectives.

• Joint Commission Requirements for Laboratories

Latest News

• Lab Focus
• Calculating your Laboratory Application Due Date

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Joint Commission Resources (JCR)

For Laboratory manuals, publications and educational conferences visit the JCR Web Store.

• National Conferences
• Laboratory Seminars

Quick Links

• 2008 Survey Activity Guide
• Laboratory Forms
• Organization Update Form
• Standards Online Question Form
• Online Publicity Kit
• Lab Advantage - gain significant cost efficiencies, in laboratory accreditation and proficiency testing, through Lab Advantage.