CEO SUMMARY: Laboratory accreditors warn that underestimating or overlooking the duties of a lab director can lead to citations during CLIA inspections. Presented here are the most-frequently cited violations of the CLIA lab director’s duties and responsibilities as documented during lab inspections conducted in 2022 by CAP, COLA, TJC, and A2LA. Editor’s note: This is […]
CLIA Lab Directors Must Watch Delegated Duties
Most frequent citations for lab director roles and responsibilities point to challenges with the job
- By Robert Michel
- > From the Volume XXX, Number 17 - December 4, 2023 Issue
- Tags: 493.1445, a2la, american association for laboratory accreditation, Amy Null MBA MT(ASCP), cap, Carlyn Mathews, clia, CLIA accreditor, Clinical Laboratory, COLA, College of American Pathologists, COM.01400All Common Checklist, Deeming Organization, Denise Driscoll MS MT(ASCP), executive war college, Improvement Amendments of 1988, Kathy Nucifora MPH MT(ASCP), laboratory director, LD.04.05.07, LDR 4, LDR 5, people, proficiency testing, PT, PT 15, PT 16, PT Attestation Statement, Section 493, Standards Interpretation Group, Subpart M, The Joint Commission, TJC
