Mission
The mission of Medical Laboratory Evaluation (MLE) is to administer a service-oriented proficiency testing program that provides technical and educational tools necessary to assess, monitor and improve the quality of laboratory testing.
MLE acknowledges five goals supporting this mission:
- To serve as a catalyst for continuous quality improvement in clinical laboratory practice, promoting testing excellence and optimal outcomes in patient care.
- To educate through the dissemination of technical information, emphasizing issues that contribute to accurate patient testing and to successful proficiency testing.
- To provide courteous and flexible customer service, ensuring the timely resolution of all inquiries and concerns.
- To provide timely, accurate and reader-friendly proficiency testing evaluations, encouraging the use of these reports in monitoring the quality of patient testing.
- To interact with state and federal regulatory agencies and accrediting organizations, alerting participants about issues that affect compliance.
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- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- CMS Regional Offices Contact List
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- COLA
- TJC (formerly Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
- State Agencies Contact List
- American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
- Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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