Consolidating ancillary testing in multihospital systems.
This article introduces a new initiative that allows medical centers to establish uniformity and quality management of laboratory diagnostic testing performed in on-site and outreach locations for hospitalized inpatients and ambulatory care patients. This article also reviews the requirements of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA '88) and how they affect ancillary testing sites.
Travers
E M
EM
Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Washington, DC.
Wolke
J C
JC
Stitak
M M
MM
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