Safety in the workplace: OSHA inspections.
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Physician office laboratories are being inspected for compliance with the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act of 1988 (CLIA-88). If a physician office laboratory addresses and corrects these 12 mistakes, it will be more efficient and have a head start toward CLIA compliance.
Physicians must not ignore the OSHA standards. All physicians should meet the requirements now and then they will feel confident that they have provided their employees with a safe working environment.
The physician office laboratory (POL) must establish a quality assurance (QA) program. QA is the process of assuring that all testing services have been performed. Documentation of an office QA protocol is a requirement of the upcoming federal regulations (CLIA-88).
The author discusses the need to have a complete, up-to-date procedure manual available at all times; information on ways to investigate reference laboratories is included.
The number of physicians' office laboratories (POLs) is increasing. Formal technical education and certification for physician office laboratory personnel assure more accurate results.
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