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In Case You Missed...
Everything You Always Wanted
to Know about Waived Testing & CLIA


 Our FREE Webinar held on Friday, July 22, 2011 and
Presented by Judy Yost, MA, MT(ASCP)

 

Click here to view the slides

Click here to listen to the audio recording


 Webinar Summary:

  • This presentation will include current CLIA laboratory enrollment data with a focus on laboratories that only perform waived testing.

  • It will demonstrate how the growth of waived facilities has exploded over time, why and what types of issues CMS is finding when conducting its educational visits to these laboratories.

  • It will also cover the number and types of waived tests under CLIA and what CMS’ plans for the future may be with regard to oversight of entities that do not have any regulatory standards or surveys currently.

  • And there will be plenty of opportunity for dialogue and questions.

After completing this webinar, attendees will be able to:

  • Have an overview of the numbers and types of waived tests, the extent of the growth in laboratories that only perform waived testing over time, and better insight into why that huge growth occurred

  • Know the proportions of the total population of U.S. laboratories in each type of CLIA certificate category and how their performance compares to that of the waived laboratories.

  • Understand CMS’ position on POCT, the problems identified in waived laboratories through the CMS Certificate of Waiver Project, and CMS’ plans to address the exponential growth in laboratories with no routine oversight. 

Webinar Sponsors

  • Alere; Eurotrol; Medical Automation Systems; Radiometer; Siemens

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