November 2020—It’s been well understood since the Ten Commandments that rules that appear simple in theory can be fiendishly complex or even impossible to execute. The pandemic is providing a perfect example of that in the laboratory world, but with added twists, at least for now.
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Idea to ease PT standard for HbA1c stirs alarm
July 2019—Excellence is considered the hallmark of progress throughout health care. We don’t expect to hear that, for a particular diagnostic test, standards may already be too high.
Read More »Proficiency tests on multiple instruments: CMS clarifies regs
March 2016—If a laboratory does not perform its proficiency testing in accordance with a recently reiterated CMS directive regarding PT on multiple instruments, its standing with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services could be at stake. In fact, “You could be sanctioned directly by the CMS,” says Thomas Long, MPH, CAP director of biostatistics.
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