title: Physician office laboratory regulation: proven strategies to meet the demands of the CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments).
abstract: This article outlines the requirements of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments, as implemented by regulations that became effective in late 1992. Background information about the statute and a description of the laboratory director's role are provided, and proven strategies for meeting the regulations' quality assurance requirements are discussed in detail.
authors.affiliation: Lee-Brooks, Naperville, IL.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000592:standards; D007753:Laboratories / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D017056:Medical Laboratory Personnel / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010824:Physicians' Offices / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000458:organization & administration; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States