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2016 INFORMATICS REPORT CARD
2.59 REPORT PREPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION
LABORATORY CERTIFICATIONS , ACCREDITATIONS AND LICENSURE
1.63 LABORATORY SAFETY AND ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION
1.69 MEDIA , REAGENTS , CONTROLS : MANUFACTURING AND INVENTORY
PARTICIPATING STATE & LOCAL LABORATORIES
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LABORATORY INFORMATICS

SELF-ASSESSMENT TOOL

2016 ASSESSMENT PREVIEW
APHL , in partnership with CDC , has developed an informatics self-assessment for laboratories , identifying 19 critical operational areas for evaluation . The initiative also tracks progress longitudinally and compares results against the national standard . The data below are based on averages from the 26 state or local labs that have thus far submitted their 2016 SA . Look for the full report later this year !

2016 INFORMATICS REPORT CARD

Average scores , out of three ( 3 ).
HIGHEST SCORING CAPABILITY AREAS
2.59 REPORT PREPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION
2.52
LABORATORY CERTIFICATIONS , ACCREDITATIONS AND LICENSURE
LOWEST SCORING CAPABILITY AREAS
1.63 LABORATORY SAFETY AND ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION
1.69 MEDIA , REAGENTS , CONTROLS : MANUFACTURING AND INVENTORY
ASSESSMENT SUBMITTED
AL Bureau of Clinical Laboratories AZ Dept . of Health Services AR Public Health Laboratory ( CA ) Placer County Public Health Laboratory ID Bureau of Laboratories ( IN ) Marion County Public Health Laboratory IN State Public Health Laboratory MA Dept . of Public Health MN Public Health Laboratory Division MT Laboratory Services Bureau NC Dept . of Agriculture & Consumer Services ND Div . of Laboratory Services NE Public Health Environmental Laboratory NH Public Health Laboratories ( NY ) New York City Public Health Laboratory NY State Dept . of Agriculture and Markets NY State Dept . of Health , Wadsworth Center OK State Dept . of Health OR State Public Health Laboratory ( PA ) Philadelphia Public Health Laboratories SC Bureau of Laboratories State Hygienic Laboratory at the Uni . of Iowa Unified Utah State Laboratories : Public Health VT Dept . of Health Laboratory VA Div . of Consolidated Laboratory Services WI State Laboratory of Hygiene

PARTICIPATING STATE & LOCAL LABORATORIES

ASSESSMENT IN PROCESS
HI Laboratories Div . MD Dept . of Health and Mental Hygiene MO State Public Health Laboratory
( NY ) Erie County Regional Laboratories SD Public Health Laboratory ( VA ) Fairfax County Health Dept . Laboratory
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LAB MATTERS Fall 2017
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