tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2003 Issue 21

Labs: WHAT TO EXPECT ON CLIA SURVEYS -THIS QUARTER

Good news for clinical labs: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is keeping surveyors on a tight leash when it comes to handing out citations. In a May 8 letter to surveyors (Ref: S&C-03-19), CMS points out that while the new Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments rule it published earlier this year went into effect April 24, new survey guidelines haven't yet been issued. "In keeping with CMS' outcome oriented approach to survey and certification, surveyors are being asked to only cite the most serious deficiencies (those that affect outcomes or potential outcomes) and to continue to offer...

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