Course Details:
- Category: CLIA
- Duration: 30 minutes
- Target Audience: Clinical or Laboratory Staff
Course Overview: The Clinical Laboratory Improvement
Amendments (CLIA) of 1988, regulates laboratory testing and requires clinical
laboratories to be certified by their states as well as the Center for Medicare
and Medicaid Services (CMS) prior to accepting human samples for diagnostic
testing. There are different levels of complexities for CLIA certifications
available depending upon what diagnostic testing the clinical laboratory will
be doing. Test results contribute to the diagnosis and prognosis of diseases,
monitoring of treatment and health status, and population screening for disease.
Laboratory testing plays a critical role in health assessment, healthcare, and
ultimately, the public's health.
Training Includes:
- Phases of Testing
- Categories of CLIA Complexities
- Responsibilities of Management
- Regulatory and Safety Requirements
- Privacy and Confidentiality Requirements
- Physical Requirements for Testing
- Benefit and Cost Considerations
- Test Procedures
- Specimen Collection, Handling, Devices, and Labeling
- Practices for Before, During, and After the Test
- Quality Control
- Reporting Test Results, Including Public Health Reporting
- Documents and Records
- Internal and External Assessment
