CLIA

What are some ways CLIA '88 impacted the clinical lab field? - Answer A) Broadened oversight of lab testing B) Defined "complexity" of testing (Waived vs. Non-waived) C) Established higher required Standards for quality What role does PT play in CLIA'88? - Answer PT is important in CLIA because it is THE manner in which lab quality is monitored continuously. What are some of the "rules" to perform PT compliantly? - Answer Must be tested in same manner as patient specimens I...

CLIA stands for _______ - Answer Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 CLIA 1988 amended the CLIA of _____ which were established originally to govern labs involved in interstate commerce - Answer 1967 CLIA 1988 amended the CLIA of 1967 which were established originally to _________________ - Answer govern labs involved in interstate commerce CLIA covers all labs performing lab testing regardless of where these labs are based; this includes __________ labs, _________ bas...

An unsafe work environment and work practices can threaten what? - Answer The emotional and wok practices of the health care worker, as well as the patient. Medical Asepsis - Answer also known as infection control, consists of procedures and practices that health care professionals use to prevent the spred of infection. Bloodborne - Answer via the blood What are the 7 isolation categories and who issued them? - Answer Strict isolation, respiratory isolation, protective isolation...

C - Answer Which of the following acts, agencies, or organizations was created to make certain the quality of work done in the laboratory is reliable? a. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) b. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) c. Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA '88) d. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 6th edition

How does the federal government set certain parameters for laboratory testing? - Answer through CLIA'88 What is CLIA'88? - Answer Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 Who defines the head of the lab - Answer CLIA'88

CLIA ____ "___ testing" -Interstate commerce (<__) -___ ___(QC) -Personal requirements -____ testing (PT) standards - Answer CLIA 1967 "Sink testing" -Interstate commerce (<10) -Quality Control (QC) -Personal requirements -Proficiency testing (PT) standards