Compliance Tool: Checklist for Avoiding 10 Top CLIA Deficiencies for Labs
Even the best labs can incur CLIA deficiencies when unprepared; this checklist can help your lab avoid some of the most common
Even the best labs can incur CLIA deficiencies when unprepared; this checklist can help your lab avoid some of the most common
From - Lab Compliance Advisor
By now, you've no doubt heard the news that the American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) "won" its lawsuit against…
From - Lab Compliance Advisor
A lab requires all employees who work with or near materials emitting toxic vapors to wear respirators with…
By Dan Scungio, MT (ASCP), SLS, CQA (ASQ) bio
If you haven't heard by now, you should know that the EPA published its Generator Improvement Rule (GIR) in 2016. It is an update to the…
From - Lab Compliance Advisor
As a lab compliance director, you understand the dangers of obstructing a Medicare audit. The problem is…
From - Lab Compliance Advisor
Recent federal legislation addressing the opioid crisis may have unintended consequences on the lab industry. The idea was to allow the feds to prosecute a certain kind of…
From - G2 Compliance Advisor
The tale could be headed to movie theaters around the nation soon. It is a gripping story of a Steve Jobs–wannabe—a young Stanford dropout with…
By Dan Scungio, MT (ASCP), SLS, CQA (ASQ) bio
When hospitals were placed on OSHA's list of "high-risk" workplaces, no one had to ask why. OSHA adjusts that list based on the number of injuries that occur on the job…
From - G2 Compliance Advisor
None of the six new items that OIG added to its Work Plan last month directly impact labs…
By Sean McSweeney bio
The year 2018 is slated to be much brighter for molecular diagnostic labs as PAMA fee schedules show a higher payment rate and amount for many cancer genomics and…