Recap of our September 10, 2014 Meeting at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Hosted by: Maria Mattei   Top Tips for Managing Your POC Program  I  A Dialogue on Preparing for IQCPs Top Tips for Managing Your POC Program Kim Skala, MT(ASCP), IL   Individualized Quality Control Plan (IQCP): A New Quality Control (QC) Option IQCP: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is implementing a new quality control option for laboratories based on risk management. • Interpretive Guidelines: The IQCP Interpretive Guidelines, included with this Memorandum, contain procedures for laboratories and guidance for Regional Office (RO) and State agency (SA) surveyors. • Education and Transition Period: The IQCP Education and Transition Period will begin on 01/01/2014, and conclude on 01/01/2016. • Training and Education: CMS will provide IQCP training for RO and SA surveyors, and IQCP educational materials for laboratories. Click here to view the letter   A Dialogue on Preparing for IQCPs Thomas I. Koshy, Ph.D., Alere Click here to view slides     Back to top Return to PointofCare.net Home Page • Last updated: 10/06/2014 Questions: editor@pointofcare.net