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LMA achieves Laboratory Excellence from Commission on Office Laboratory Accreditation
Nov. 2003
Lowcountry Medical Associates, PC (LMA) has been awarded the Laboratory Excellence Award from the Commission on Office Laboratory Accreditation (COLA), the premier accreditation program for physician office laboratories. COLA's accreditation is awarded only to laboratories that apply to rigorous standards of quality in day-to-day operations, demonstrate continued accuracy in the performance of proficiency testing, and pass a comprehensive on-site laboratory survey.
COLA is peer review accreditation program for physician's office laboratories. COLA defines an office laboratory as a clinical laboratory used by a fully-licensed physician to test specimens collected primarily from patients of the practice.
The Laboratory Excellence Award was created to give COLA laboratories a special recognition when they have demonstrated exemplary patient testing performance. Laboratories who are accredited by COLA are recognized by the Joint Commission and state agencies as exceeding industry standards.
"We are very proud to be selected for COLA's Laboratory Excellence Award," notes Jami Page, laboratory services director for LMA. "Recognition for our hard work and dedication to our patients is a great motivator for our team and achieving a score of 100% compliance is evidence of our ongoing commitment to excellence in medicine and patient care."
LMA offers quality lab services at convenient locations throughout the area. Their accredited lab facilities provide testing for approximately 75 analytes and panels in the following areas: chemistry, special chemistry, serology, hematology, coagulation, and urinalysis.
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