CEO SUMMARY: Quietly published in the March 25 issue of the Federal Register was a notice that CMS had granted deeming authority for CLIA to the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA). This action gives laboratories in the United States a new choice to meet the accreditation requirements of CLIA. Founded in 1978, A2LA is […]
CMS Gives Deemed Status to A2LA under CLIA Law
First time in two decades that CMS granted deemed status to a new assessment organization
- By Joseph Burns
- > From the Volume XXI No. 5 - April 7, 2014 Issue
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