Add to ORKGA letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) strengthened and extended quality requirements for labs that perform tests to diagnose or treat disease. About 36,000 labs that perform certain complex tests must be surveyed biennially by either a state or one of six private accrediting organizations. CMS oversees implementation of CLIA requirements and the activities of survey organizations. GAO was asked to examine (1) the quality of lab testing; (2) the effectiveness of surveys, complaint investigations, and enforcement actions in detecting and addressing lab problems; and (3) the adequacy of CMS's CLIA oversight.
Introduction: Family medicine and internal medicine physicians order diagnostic laboratory tests for...
A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Med...
Since 2006, the US Food and Drug Administration, Congress, and other policymakers have explored the ...
In the U.S., all clinical laboratory testing is regulated by the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Ame...
Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a c...
Chronic DiseaseDiagnosisCurrent"Under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) ...
BACKGROUND: External reviews and the accreditation of medical laboratories involve more than the me...
Professional standards of laboratory practice are partially derived from regulatory and accreditatio...
and Prevention (CDC) to establish a data collection network of medical laboratories and survey them ...
Audits are part of the continuous quality improvement process and one of the key elements of clinica...
A s a means of ensuring laboratory quality, national regulatory schemes, such as the Clinical Labora...
Laboratory medicine has undergone a sea change, and medical laboratories must now adapt to, and meet...
The last 50 years have seen substantial changes in the landscape of laboratory medicine: its role in...
CONTEXT: Many production systems employ standardized statistical monitors that measure defect rates ...
Background: In recent decades, dramatic changes have occurred in the organization, number and type o...
Introduction: Family medicine and internal medicine physicians order diagnostic laboratory tests for...
A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Med...
Since 2006, the US Food and Drug Administration, Congress, and other policymakers have explored the ...
In the U.S., all clinical laboratory testing is regulated by the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Ame...
Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a c...
Chronic DiseaseDiagnosisCurrent"Under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) ...
BACKGROUND: External reviews and the accreditation of medical laboratories involve more than the me...
Professional standards of laboratory practice are partially derived from regulatory and accreditatio...
and Prevention (CDC) to establish a data collection network of medical laboratories and survey them ...
Audits are part of the continuous quality improvement process and one of the key elements of clinica...
A s a means of ensuring laboratory quality, national regulatory schemes, such as the Clinical Labora...
Laboratory medicine has undergone a sea change, and medical laboratories must now adapt to, and meet...
The last 50 years have seen substantial changes in the landscape of laboratory medicine: its role in...
CONTEXT: Many production systems employ standardized statistical monitors that measure defect rates ...
Background: In recent decades, dramatic changes have occurred in the organization, number and type o...
Introduction: Family medicine and internal medicine physicians order diagnostic laboratory tests for...
A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Med...
Since 2006, the US Food and Drug Administration, Congress, and other policymakers have explored the ...