Built on a foundation of pathologist expertise, the College of American Pathologists (CAP) 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 ensure the best patient care.
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Accreditation Programs
Globally recognized for its robust and rigorous standards, CAP accreditation enhances quality and mitigates risks though customized, discipline-specific checklists and educational peer inspections.
Quality Improvement Programs
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Quality Management Tools
Quality Management Tools can improve your total testing process with convenient monitoring solutions to measure, document, and assess process improvements. For staff, technical assessment through our competency programs helps maintain skills and knowledge.
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Calibration Verification/Linearity
Use calibration verification and linearity studies to ensure your instruments and methods are performing to their optimal levels while meeting regulatory and accreditation requirements.
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Quality Cross Check
Convenient solutions to monitor instrument performance and assess comparability across multiple instruments and/or locations. Programs complement your existing PT/EQA and enhance quality assurance efforts while keeping you in compliance with CLIA and accreditation requirements.
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Cancer Protocols and electronic Cancer Protocols (eCP)
Structured templates for the synoptic capture of pathology data, enabling pathologists to report out essential elements necessary for cancer diagnoses to support improved patient care.
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Evidence-Based Guidelines
Adoption of the CAP’s evidence-based guidelines helps laboratories provide more effective testing with consistent, high-quality results and expert interpretations.
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Performance Analytics Dashboard
The Performance Analytics Dashboard is a powerful tool offering insights, performance monitoring, and data-driven decision making to enhance quality, efficiency, and compliance for laboratories.
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Competency Assessment Hub
The Competency Assessment Hub helps streamline documenting and monitoring compliance of your competency assessment plan and offers CE courses for your individual laboratory or entire healthcare network.
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Test Ordering Program
Guide laboratory stewardship efforts and review usage patterns with modules addressing many common tests.