Healthcare Compliance
Assignment
Week 2
Today I will be talking about why the passage of CLIA would matter to a patient. I will also discuss how the CLIA might affect the medical office. CLIA stands for Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments. CLIA rules make laboratory tests more standardized by outlining expectations for any laboratory. The passage of CLIA matters to patients because the accuracy of clinical laboratory test results can be a life or death matter. An example is if a physician sends off for genetic testing on a pregnant woman to determine if there is an increased risk that the baby will have a genetic or chromosomal disorder. Some parents use this test results to determine if they want to keep the baby or not. So if they
Assignment
Week 2
Today I will be talking about why the passage of CLIA would matter to a patient. I will also discuss how the CLIA might affect the medical office. CLIA stands for Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments. CLIA rules make laboratory tests more standardized by outlining expectations for any laboratory. The passage of CLIA matters to patients because the accuracy of clinical laboratory test results can be a life or death matter. An example is if a physician sends off for genetic testing on a pregnant woman to determine if there is an increased risk that the baby will have a genetic or chromosomal disorder. Some parents use this test results to determine if they want to keep the baby or not. So if they