A physician's guide to CLIA rules

The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) is something doctors need to know about, whether they're thinking about starting an in-office lab or upgrading the one they already have. The idea behind CLIA is fairly straightforward: to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of patien...

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Published inMedical economics Vol. 82; no. 4; p. 26, 29
Main Author Guglielmo, Wayne J
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States MultiMedia Healthcare Inc 18.02.2005
Subjects
Federal regulation
Guideline Adherence - organization & administration
Guidelines as Topic
Laboratories
Laboratories - legislation & jurisprudence
Laboratories - standards
Physicians
Physicians' Offices
Quality Assurance, Health Care
United States
United States
United States > US
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Summary:The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) is something doctors need to know about, whether they're thinking about starting an in-office lab or upgrading the one they already have. The idea behind CLIA is fairly straightforward: to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of patient test results, regardless of whether the test is performed in a multimillion dollar off-site lab or in a physician's office. CLIA implementation is the responsibility of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which oversees registration, certificates, fees, and compliance surveys. Offices that do only easy-to-administer, low-risk tests are waived under CLIA and are subject to only minimal requirements. Doctors who do more complex testing must adhere to a stricter set of federal requirements, including routine inspections.
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ISSN:0025-7206
2150-7155