tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2005 Issue 19

LABS: How To Bounce Back From A CLIA Deficiency

Warning: All talk and no action could land a lab in hot water.A deficiency doesn't have to shut down a lab; if the office has a deficiency plan, it can easily address and resolve problems without causing a major upset. But that doesn't mean labs can brush off obligations to remedy any deficiencies a surveyor uncovers. Labs can follow these suggestions to keep their certifications blemish-free."Don't respond to a deficiency by telling surveyors what you think they want to hear," cautions James Parsons, a consultant with Clinical Laboratory Solutions in Albany, NY. Rather, be very specific...

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