Accreditations & Certifications
The OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center Laboratory is certified to the CLIA standard, CAP accredited, and OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center is accredited by The Joint Commission.
All of these accomplishments require continual self-evaluation, auditing to strict regulations, and adherence to the highest analytic standards. The following is a brief description of each and the importance of participation:
CAP Accreditation
美国病理学家学院(CAP)被广泛认为是实验室质量保证的领导者，倡导高质量和高成本效益的医疗保健。CAP根据医疗保险和医疗补助服务中心(CMS)的权威对医学实验室进行检查和认证。
The CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program’s goal is to improve patient safety by advancing the quality of pathology and laboratory services through education, standard setting, and ensuring laboratories meet or exceed regulatory requirements.
The program incorporates stringent requirements while also providing laboratories the road map and tools to achieve these requirements.
CLIA Certification
2021 CLIA Certificate(PDF - 241.6 KB)由于CAP已被医疗保险和医疗补助服务中心认定为实验室认证组织，OSF医疗保健圣弗朗西斯医学中心实验室通过CAP认证满足或超过适用的CLIA规定，并拥有CLIA认证证书。
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 are United States federal regulatory standards, regulated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, that apply to all clinical laboratory testing performed on humans in the United States.
One of the primary objectives of CLIA regulations and laboratory certification/accreditation is to ensure on-going, documented evidence of accuracy, reliability and timeliness of all laboratory test results.
Joint Commission Accreditation
Joint Commission Gold Seal
An organization's accreditation is for three years. The only exception is for laboratories, which have a two-year accreditation. Accreditation is not automatically renewed. To become accredited again, an organization must reapply, participate in a survey, and demonstrate compliance with the standards.
OSF HealhCare Saint Francis Medical Center is fully accredited by The Joint Commission (JC).
JC认证涉及评估医疗保健组织在最影响患者健康和安全领域的表现。JC标准中定义了这些领域。
By achieving accreditation, a healthcare organization makes a commitment to follow JC standards, which provide the framework for safe, quality care.
Joint Commission Public Notice
OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center and OSF HealthCare Medical Group are accredited by the Joint Commission.
The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, the OSF Healthcare System Board of Directors, and Administration of OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center and OSF HealthCare Medical Group have chosen to be accredited by this voluntary organization, which deals with organizational quality of care issues and the safety of the environment in which care is provided, to assist in providing our patients with the greatest care and love.
Therefore, if anyone has any unresolved patient safety or quality of care concern, he/she may contact the Joint Commission. The concern should be submitted in writing and addressed to:
Division of Accreditation Operations
Office of Quality Monitoring
Joint Commission
One Renaissance Boulevard
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
Concerns can also be faxed to 630-792-5636, or sent via email tocomplaint@jointcommision.org.