The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA)
and the Physician’s Office Laboratory
Sponsored by The University of Iowa
Roy J. and Lucille A.
Carver College of Medicine
Editor: Ronald D. Feld, Ph.D.* Date of Original Release for CME Credit: Date of Most Recent Reviews: The next formal review of this program will be January, 2009. Comments from participants are reviewed on an ongoing basis to ensure that material and links are updated regularly.
*Dr. Feld has no relevant financial relationships that would create a conflict of interest for this CME activity. |
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In January 2004, CMS issued survey procedures for the final quality control regulations that were issued and took effect on April 24, 2003. You should go to the following site to review the new guidelines: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/clia/appendc.asp. January 2004 marks the start of a new inspection cycle under the updated rules. Each laboratory is allowed one educational survey allowing time to meet the updated requirements. |
Introduction
Registration
Authors
How to Read the CLIA Regulation
Interpretive Guidelines: Laboratories
CLIA FAQ File
Updates
Other Laboratory Information and Web
Sites
This site's Awards, Comments and Reviews
CME Credit Modules
- Clinical Chemistry in the Physician's Office Laboratory
- Endocrinology in the Physician's Office Laboratory
- Hematology in the Physician Office Laboratory Section I
- Laboratory Safety and Waste Disposal
- Microbiology in the Physician's Office Laboratory
- Personnel Regulations
- Pre-Analytical Factors Affecting Laboratory Results Emphasis: Phlebotomy
- Procedure Manuals
- Proficiency Testing
- Quality Assurance
- Quality Control
- Selecting and Using a Reference (Referral) Laboratory
- Selecting Reagent Kits and Instruments
- The Inspection Process
- The Lab Staff and Technical Consultant
- The Physician Office Laboratory Risk Management
- Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Drug Abuse Screening
- Understanding and Reducing Laboratory Errors
- Urinalysis: Part I
- Urinalysis: Part II
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