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ANNE C. BELANGER, MA, MT(ASCP)
Ms. Belanger is President of Healthcare Standards Consultants, a
firm specializing in laboratory accreditation preparation and adverse decision
rectification, quality assessment and improvement activities, point of care
testing, and managing quality through transition. She also works as a
laboratory consultant with the Health Care Development Services, Inc.
Ms. Belanger was the Executive Director of Laboratory
Accreditation Services for the Joint Commission for 7 years. During her 20-year
tenure at the Joint Commission, she served as a laboratory surveyor in the
hospital accreditation program, directed the overall operations of the
laboratory accreditation program, and lead the laboratory product line team.
She was also the Joint Commission's liaison with key federal and state
laboratory agencies and leading laboratory professional organizations. Prior to
her work with the Joint Commission, Ms. Belanger held managerial and
supervisory positions at Mesa General Hospital, Mesa, Arizona; St. Mary
Hospital, Livonia, Michigan; and Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio.
Ms. Belanger was a principal member of the CLSI (formerly NCCLS)
subcommittees on Laboratory Design and Unit Use Testing, as well as the
National Fire Protection Association's Committee on Chemistry Laboratories. She
is a national speaker and author on various accreditation and laboratory
topics.
Ms. Belanger has an undergraduate degree in Medical Technology
from the University of Dayton and a Masters Degree from Central Michigan
University in Health Care Administration.
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