PHYSICIAN'S OFFICE LABORATORY* consulting for CLIA Compliance of Waived and Moderate-Complexity Testing
We help physicians and their office staff increase the quality and confidence level of all aspects of patient laboratory testing.
Francine Van De Vanter is a California State Licensed Clinical Laboratory Scientist with over thirty years experience in the field.
Her qualifications as a Clinical Laboratory Technical Consultant for waived and moderate complexity testing sites exceed those outlined by
CLIA and the California Department of Health Services.
*In the State of
California a POL (Physician’s Office Laboratory) is considered a clinical
laboratory if any patient testing is
done,
such as urine dipsticks tests and fingerstick blood tests, for example. http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/lfs/Documents/POL-FAQ.pdf
By definition, these include all Waived Tests.
CMS Medicare has
begun randomly surveying POL’s with Certificate of Waivers for Waived Testing
compliance. http://www.cms.hhs.gov/CLIA/downloads/cliaback.pdf
Based on less than ideal survey results, the CDC subsequently published a lengthy report entitled
"Good Laboratory Practices for Waived Testing Sites."
The full forty-page report is available free online: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5413a1.htm
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