Laboratory Accreditation
Reproductive Specialty Laboratory of Middle Tennessee (RSL), formerly known
as
Nashville Fertility Center (NFC) Laboratory, was awarded a certificate of accreditation by
the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation of the College of American
Pathologists (CAP) in 1993. The reproductive accreditation program
examines all aspects of quality assurance in the laboratory, including
methodology, reagents, quality control, medical equipment, specimen
handling, procedural manuals, reports, proficiency testing, personnel,
safety, and the overall management principles that distinguish a quality
laboratory. Successful accreditation indicates that a laboratory is one of
an exclusive group of reproductive laboratories around the country that
meet the highest standards of excellence as recognized by its peers. At
the time of the original award, RSL was one of the first reproductive laboratories in the country and was the first
reproductive
laboratory in Tennessee to be accredited by this organization. RSL was
advised of this national recognition and congratulated by the Commission
for the "excellence of the services being provided". Since 1993, RSL has
obtained recertification through this same organization every two years.
The accreditation of Reproductive laboratories was inaugurated early in 1993
as a cooperative effort between the CAP and the American Society for
Reproductive Medicine (ASRM). The CAP is a medical society serving more
than 14,500 physician members and the laboratory community throughout the
world. It is the world's largest association composed exclusively of
pathologists and is widely considered the leader in laboratory quality
assurance. CAP is an advocate for high quality and cost-effective medical
care. ASRM is a voluntary non-profit organization devoted to advancing
knowledge and expertise in reproductive medicine and biology. ASRM
membership includes more than 20,000 clinicians and scientists in the
United States and more than eighty other countries.
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