by Abraham Whaley | Dec 11, 2011 | Compliance, Day-to-Day Operations, Medicare & Reimbursement
Many physicians have some type of lab testing capability in their practices, with most practice labs classified as Waived Labs, which means having a Certificate of Waiver. This Certificate enables a practice to perform simple tests including tests such as urine...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Feb 2, 2011 | Compliance, Day-to-Day Operations
CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of ’88) is the basic set of regulations governing all laboratories that test human specimens (with rare exceptions). It is the minimum standard for labs. CLIA has given “deemed status” to several other agencies...