As of July 1, 2025, Melissa J. Garretson, MD, became one of the American Medical Association (AMA) appointed members to the Commission on Laboratory...
COLA Welcomes Melissa J. Garretson, MD, to the Board
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CMS Approves COLA as an Accreditation Organization for Cytogenetics and Radiobioassay
Just announced! As of December 19, 2025, per the Office of the Federal Register (OFR) COLA has officially been approved from CMS as an Accreditation...
IAAC Welcomes COLA as a New IAAC Associate Member
On September 3, 2025, the Inter-American Accreditation Cooperation (IAAC) welcomed COLA as their new Associate Member. The Inter-American...
COLA Inc Rebrands as Commission on Laboratory Accreditation (COLA)
COLA Inc, a national non-profit laboratory accreditor dedicated to promoting health and safety through accreditation and education, announced today...
Lynn Jeffers, MD, MBA, joins COLA Inc. Board of Directors
COLA, a national laboratory accreditation organization committed to promoting healthcare quality through accreditation and education, proudly...
Executives Convene 2nd Annual Summit to Address the Laboratory Workforce Shortage
On May 7, 2024, representatives from various organizations across the nation met in Destin-Fort Walton Beach, Florida for the second Annual...
COLA Secures Deeming Reapproval for Another Six Years in Pathology and Laboratory Accreditation
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has granted COLA, a leading private, non-profit laboratory accreditation organization, an...
Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH and Lee Fleisher, MD, to be Keynote Speakers for COLA’s Third Annual Laboratory Enrichment Forum
The COLA Laboratory Enrichment Forum offers a dynamic platform for professionals dedicated to excellence in laboratory services to exchange ideas....
COLA Joins CDC Preparedness Effort
COLA is honored to be one of the signatories for the CDC’s Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for collaboration to enhance diagnostic surge testing...
COLA Welcomes Melissa J. Garretson, MD, to the Board
As of July 1, 2025, Melissa J. Garretson, MD, became one of the American Medical Association (AMA) appointed members to the Commission on Laboratory...
CMS Approves COLA as an Accreditation Organization for Cytogenetics and Radiobioassay
Just announced! As of December 19, 2025, per the Office of the Federal Register (OFR) COLA has officially been approved from CMS as an Accreditation...
IAAC Welcomes COLA as a New IAAC Associate Member
On September 3, 2025, the Inter-American Accreditation Cooperation (IAAC) welcomed COLA as their new Associate Member. The Inter-American...
COLA Inc Rebrands as Commission on Laboratory Accreditation (COLA)
COLA Inc, a national non-profit laboratory accreditor dedicated to promoting health and safety through accreditation and education, announced today...
Lynn Jeffers, MD, MBA, joins COLA Inc. Board of Directors
COLA, a national laboratory accreditation organization committed to promoting healthcare quality through accreditation and education, proudly...
Executives Convene 2nd Annual Summit to Address the Laboratory Workforce Shortage
On May 7, 2024, representatives from various organizations across the nation met in Destin-Fort Walton Beach, Florida for the second Annual...
COLA Secures Deeming Reapproval for Another Six Years in Pathology and Laboratory Accreditation
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has granted COLA, a leading private, non-profit laboratory accreditation organization, an...
Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH and Lee Fleisher, MD, to be Keynote Speakers for COLA’s Third Annual Laboratory Enrichment Forum
The COLA Laboratory Enrichment Forum offers a dynamic platform for professionals dedicated to excellence in laboratory services to exchange ideas....
COLA Joins CDC Preparedness Effort
COLA is honored to be one of the signatories for the CDC’s Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for collaboration to enhance diagnostic surge testing...