On October 27, ASCP and The Joint Commission announced their collaboration in launching a new recognition program crediting laboratory teams for exemplary leadership, mentorship, and innovative best practices. The Leading Laboratories Recognition Program is a unique, one-of-a-kind designation that supports a positive, patient-centric mission, increasing visibility for laboratories and their vital role in a patient’s healthcare journey. The Leading Laboratories designation, available to Joint Commission-accredited laboratories, recognizes laboratories that demonstrate an exemplary focus on positively impacting quality patient outcomes. Through this focus, Leading Laboratories in turn increase the visibility and prominence of the medical laboratory team among clinical colleagues, hospital leadership, patients, and beyond.
Leading Laboratories was developed and refined by laboratory leaders. The designation is accomplished through a set of criteria designed to quantify and exhibit excellence in four key components:
- Elevating Quality Outcomes
- Supporting Professional Development
- Cultivating Trusted Leadership
- Promoting Laboratory Visibility
This designation sets the gold standard for laboratory excellence, providing:
- Public recognition of a laboratory’s meaningful achievements in improving patient outcomes
- Evidence of a laboratory’s commitment to the necessary ongoing professional development of its team
- Proof of laboratory leadership’s dedication to their team and to patients
The Leading Laboratories Recognition Program will also provide a model and roadmap to help laboratories on their journey to achieve this designation. The recognition program will support ASCP and The Joint Commission’s shared mission of patient safety and quality, while providing another way to confirm laboratories’ essential role in the continuum of care across all health care settings. To learn more about the Leading Laboratories Recognition Program, review eligibility criteria, and the application process, please visit:
www.leadinglaboratories.org. Additional Leading Laboratories insight and inspiration provided
here.
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