CEO SUMMARY: In a blow to The Joint Commission, the US Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a new clinical laboratory accreditation contract to the College of American Pathologists (CAP). The decision highlights the competition between the two accrediting organizations and sheds light on how CAP’s inspection process holds value to the federal agency. The […]
CAP Regains VA Lab Accreditation Contract
The Joint Commission had been accrediting Department of Veterans Affairs labs since 2020
- By Janette Wider
- > From the Volume XXXII, No. 15 - October 27, 2025 Issue
- Tags: cap, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, clia, CMS, College of American Pathologists, deemed status, Donald S. Aarcher MD, Health Care Financing Administration, lab accreditation contract, lab intelligence, Next Horizon Consulting, Nora Hess MBA, Qihui “Jim” Zhai MD, Sam.gov, the dark report, The Joint Commission, US Department of Veterans Affairs, VA
