Setting up a CLIA-certified laboratory in a student health services clinic.
Performing some laboratory tests on site at a student health service clinic may increase efficiency and cut costs for patients. However, with the passage of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988, many laboratories in physician offices and clinics have shut down because of increased regulatory requirements. The personnel in one SHS laboratory found that the guidelines proposed by CLIA help assure quality care and are not prohibitive. In this article, the process of applying for and receiving a CLIA certificate in the student health clinic setting is explored.
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D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002568:Certification / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005161:Facility Regulation and Control / Q000458:organization & administration; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008370:Manuals as Topic; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D013333:Student Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States