By R. Lewis Dark, from the Volume XXIII, No. 8 – June 13, 2016 issue
OFFICIALS AT THE FEDERAL CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES are at what may be the most important crossroads in the history of clinical laboratory regulation since Congress passed the CLIA 1988 legislation. Will CMS pursue the severe sanctions it disclosed to Theranos, Inc., and force the lab to close? Or will it soften its
By Robert Michel, from the Volume XXI NO. 2 – February 3, 2014 issue
CEO SUMMARY: In the United Kingdom, a window of opportunity has opened for improving the quality assurance activities of pathology and histopathology laboratories. Last week, at the Frontiers in Laboratory Medicine conference, the newly-published “Pathology Quality Assurance Review” was the focus of several keynote sessions. One recommendation is to develop key assurance indicators (KAIs) that
By Robert Michel, from the Volume XVII No. 11 - August 2, 2010 issue
SCORE A BIG WIN FOR THE GOOD GUYS! An appeals court in New York state has upheld a lower court ruling that the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) intentionally overcharged clinical laboratories for the costs of regulating clinical laboratories and blood banks, possibly going back decades.
On July 22, the Appellate Division, Third Department
By Robert Michel, from the Volume XII No. 8 - May 30, 2005 issue
CEO SUMMARY: State certification of phlebotomists is under way in the Golden State. By April 9, 2006, all phlebotomists in California will need to maintain state certification. This development adds complexity to laboratory management in California. However, there are no signs that other states intend to follow California’s lead in requiring certification of phlebotomists.
WHEN IT
By Robert Michel, from the Volume IX No. 10 - July 15, 2002 issue
CEO SUMMARY: Earlier this month California laboratory regulators found Specialty Laboratories, Inc. to be “in substantial compliance with California clinical laboratory law.” This is an important milestone in restoring the lab company to full compliance with both state and federal laboratory regulations. Meanwhile, at the CLMA convention in New Orleans, Specialty Labs mounted a major
