Amplifying Quality. Simplifying Compliance. Elevating Outcomes.
Built on a foundation of pathologist expertise, the College of American Pathologists partners with laboratories worldwide to elevate the quality of laboratory medicine with best-in-class solutions designed to drive operational excellence, achieve diagnostic confidence, and simplify compliance—all to foster the best patient care.
Laboratory Accreditation and Proficiency Testing
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Accreditation Programs
Globally recognized for their rigorous standards, CAP accreditation programs enhance quality and mitigate risk through customized, discipline-specific checklists and educational peer inspections.
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Proficiency Testing/External Quality Assessment (PT/EQA) Programs
Verify the accuracy and reliability of your entire testing process using more than 700 programs—spanning 16 disciplines—all developed by expert scientific committees.
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Performance Analytics Dashboard
The Performance Analytics Dashboard drives efficiency, quality, and compliance by empowering laboratories to make informed, data-driven decisions through insights and performance monitoring.
Quality Improvement
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Quality Management Tools
CAP Quality Management Tools provide convenient monitoring solutions to measure, document, and assess process improvements—improving your total testing process. Our morphology/competency programs provide technical assessment, helping laboratory staff maintain skills and knowledge.
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Calibration Verification/Linearity
Use calibration verification and linearity studies to ensure that your instruments and methods are performing to their optimal levels while meeting regulatory and accreditation requirements.
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Quality Cross Check
Monitor instrument performance and assess comparability across multiple instruments and/or locations using CAP Quality Cross Check. These convenient solutions complement your existing PT/EQA and enhance quality assurance efforts while keeping you in compliance with CLIA and accreditation requirements.
Protocols and Guidelines
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Cancer Protocols and electronic Cancer Protocols (eCP)
The CAP Cancer Protocols and electronic Cancer Protocols, integrated into AP-LIS systems, offer structured templates for capturing essential data elements in a synoptic format—aiding in the diagnosis and reporting of malignant tumors and supporting downstream data use.
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Evidence-based Guidelines
The CAP Pathology and Laboratory Quality Center for Evidence-based Guidelines brings recommendations to the forefront of clinical decision-making, helping laboratories provide more effective testing with consistent, high-quality results and expert interpretations.
Additional Programs
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Competency Assessment Hub
The Competency Assessment Hub helps streamline the documentation and compliance monitoring of your competency assessment plan and offers CE courses for your individual laboratory or your entire health care network.
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Test Ordering Program
The CAP Test Ordering Program offers modules with analytical tools and expert-reviewed content to guide your laboratory stewardship efforts toward more efficient and effective patient testing.