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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!

Average scores, out of three( 3).

HIGHEST SCORING CAPABILITY AREAS

2.52

LOWEST SCORING CAPABILITY AREAS

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

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