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Once
the in-house reviews are complete and applications are assigned
to Application Reviewers, the completed applications are boxed
and shipped to reviewers who are located throughout the United
States. Over the next four to six weeks, the applications undergo
a detailed review of clinical components, including the case
studies, for adherence to The Standards.
Upon
completion of each application's review, the comments and recommendations
are returned to the ICAMRL office, and the ICAMRL Technical
Manager enters the information from both reviewers into the
database. The data is then compiled and reviewed by the IAC
Executive Director and Technical Manager in preparation for
discussion and a final review by the ICAMRL Board Of Directors.
After
the Board Of Directors meets and makes the accreditation decisions,
the Technical Manager notifies the laboratory in writing of
the Board decisions and any additional information required
to grant accreditation. These notification letters are given
priority and are sent in the timeliest manner possible. Two
copies of the correspondence are sent; an original to the Medical
Director, and a copy to the Technical Director. When accreditation
is granted, the certificates accompany the letter to the Medical
Director and are sent UPS Ground in order to provide a tracking
mechanism of the documents.
As
illustrated above, there are a number of avenues through which
an accreditation application must travel in order to complete
the cycle. The Board Of Director's meetings are held within
the same months each quarter, but the dates vary based on the
availability of these volunteers. It should be reassuring to
laboratories that the process of reviewing applications and
determining accreditation decisions is thorough and lengthy
-- a fitting complement to the time and effort put into their
initial preparation by those seeking accreditation. |
