title: Credentialing in the clinical laboratory sciences.
abstract: There are essentially two types of credentialing. One recognizes the competence of educational programs to prepare personnel and is generally referred to as accreditation. The second recognizes the competence of individuals to deliver services and includes the processes of certification, licensure, and registration.
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000592:standards*; D002568:Certification; D008007:Licensure, Medical; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science / Q000592:standards*; D012042:Registries