CMS Signals Clinical Lab Fee Approach For Molecular Test CodesRebecca Kern
The article reports that the metropolitan statistical area (MSA), San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos in California, will be the first demonstration site for the Medicare Clinical Laboratory Services Co...
GAO was asked to examine (1) the quality of lab testing; (2) the effectiveness of surveys, complaint investigations, and enforcement actions in detecting and addressing lab problems; and (3) the adequacy of CMS's CLIA oversight. Because of limited comparable data from CMS and survey ...
This article announces that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has renewed The Joint Commission's deeming authority through May 25, 2018, for the accreditation of clinical laboratories under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988.Joint Commission Perspectives...
This testimony is based on the GAO report, Clinical Lab Quality: CMS and Survey Organization Oversight Should Be Strengthened, GAO-06-416 (June 16, 2006). In summary, insufficient data exist to identify the extent of serious quality problems at labs. When CMS implemented revised CLIA survey ...
How FDA Differs From CMS in Clinical Lab Test OversightAntoinette F. Konski
AHCA Applauds CMS Delay In Implementing New Clinical Lab RequirementAmerican Health Care Association
The article reports on the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) decision not to implement a policy in 2011 that would require a physician or other practitioner's signature on requisitions for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests.EBSCO_bspAHA News...