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1-174 out of 174 article(s)
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| Services provided by medical laboratories. |
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May 29, 2013 |
224 |
| Laboratory developed tests: what may be coming. |
Jones, Patricia M. |
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Oct 1, 2012 |
2040 |
| ACLA Applauds Introduction of Bill Increasing Flexibility of Regulations that Currently Limit Access to Clinical Laboratory Tests. |
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Jul 13, 2012 |
424 |
| Legislative and regulatory mandates impact lab reimbursement. |
White, Lale |
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Jul 1, 2012 |
949 |
| CLSI creates standards and guidelines for the clinical laboratory community. |
Lenhoff, Alan |
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Jul 1, 2012 |
998 |
| HR3630 and CMS the small print and small labs. |
Beigel, Douglas |
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Jun 1, 2012 |
774 |
| Millennium Laboratories Applauds Florida Legislature for Tightening Clinical Laboratory Ethics Regulations. |
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Mar 10, 2012 |
929 |
| Sudden and unexpected deaths in an adult population, Cape Town, South Africa, 2001-2005. |
Tiemensma, Marianne; Burger, Elsie Helena |
Report |
Feb 1, 2012 |
3389 |
| Auto-validation: what's your number? |
Tate, Anne |
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Dec 1, 2011 |
1179 |
| Hiring the right lab personnel. |
McKee, Peggy |
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Nov 1, 2011 |
993 |
| The right tests for our lab. |
Serrano, Leo |
Letter to the editor |
Oct 1, 2011 |
163 |
| New rules may make buying lab space better than leasing. |
Manley, Marisa |
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Aug 1, 2011 |
817 |
| CMS ranks labs as 'moderate' risk. |
Senft, Donna J. |
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May 1, 2011 |
833 |
| Regarding EHR rules. |
Mazer, Robert E. |
Interview |
Mar 1, 2011 |
846 |
| Be aware of the TRICARE trap. |
Snyder, Sharon; McGinley, Kathleen |
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Feb 1, 2011 |
752 |
| Form an effective compliance program. |
Evans, Virginia B. |
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Jan 1, 2011 |
928 |
| IICC aims to connect labs and clinicians. |
Jones, Jay B. |
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Jan 1, 2011 |
700 |
| Considering out-of-state lab services. |
Mazer, Robert E. |
Interview |
Dec 1, 2010 |
949 |
| IICC aims to connect labs and clinicians. |
Jones, Jay B. |
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Dec 1, 2010 |
915 |
| FDA scrutinizes LDTs. |
Mertz, Alan |
Conference notes |
Sep 1, 2010 |
891 |
| CDC reminds labs of their role in VRSA containment. |
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Brief article |
Jul 1, 2010 |
152 |
| Addressing management issues. |
Pontius, C. Anne |
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Jul 1, 2010 |
1736 |
| Bring on the future of lab medicine. |
Holladay, E. Blair |
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Jul 1, 2010 |
831 |
| Surgical pathology case reviews before sign-out: a College of American Pathologists Q-probes study of 45 laboratories. |
Nakhleh, Raouf E.; Bekeris, Leonas G.; Souers, Rhona J.; Meier, Frederick A.; Tworek, Joseph A. |
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May 1, 2010 |
3377 |
| Proficiency testing performance in US laboratories: results reported to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 1994 through 2006. |
Howerton, Devery; Krolak, John M.; Manasterski, Adam; Handsfield, James H. |
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May 1, 2010 |
5373 |
| Update on lab regulatory preparedness for inspections. |
Cowan, Kirsten |
Cover story |
Apr 1, 2010 |
1544 |
| Laboratory rep "rules of the road". |
Francis, Peter |
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Apr 1, 2010 |
2079 |
| How will reform impact clinical labs? |
Stine, Vince |
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Dec 1, 2009 |
869 |
| European perspective of 2-person rule for Biosafety Level 4 laboratories. |
Ippolito, Giuseppe; Nisii, Carla; Di Caro, Antonino; Brown, David; Gopal, Robin; Hewson, Roger; Lloy |
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Nov 1, 2009 |
564 |
| DAT brings benefits and concerns. |
Harty-Golder, Barbara |
Interview |
Jul 1, 2009 |
790 |
| Document control practices in 120 clinical laboratories. |
Valenstein, Paul N.; Stankovic, Ana K.; Souers, Rhona J.; Schneider, Frank; Wagar, Elizabeth A. |
Report |
Jun 1, 2009 |
5950 |
| Laboratory sanctions for proficiency testing sample referral and result communication: a review of actions from 1993-2006. |
Killeen, Anthony A. |
Report |
Jun 1, 2009 |
2856 |
| Lab personnel licensure bills introduced in Texas, Missouri, Minnesota. |
McCarty, Michael N. |
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Mar 1, 2009 |
1529 |
| Functional assessment of hospital laboratory packaging and shipping preparedness in New York state. |
Pennell, Paula A.; Antenucci, Alan J.; Brennan, Lynn E.; Burhans, Robert L.; Ostrowski, Stephanie E. |
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Sep 22, 2008 |
3470 |
| Bill introduced to modernize Medicare Clinical Lab Fee Schedule. |
McCarty, Michael N. |
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Sep 1, 2008 |
606 |
| Table of critical limits. |
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Aug 1, 2008 |
1994 |
| Federal court halts competitive bidding demo. |
McCarty, Michael N. |
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Jun 1, 2008 |
903 |
| Lab Coalition keeps pressure on Congress to permanently repeal bidding demo. |
McCarty, Michael N. |
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Jun 1, 2008 |
401 |
| Court dismisses challenge to CMS rule designed to thwart "pod" labs. |
McCarty, Michael N. |
Brief article |
Jun 1, 2008 |
189 |
| Removing ID before discarding slides. |
Harty-Golder, Barbara |
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May 1, 2008 |
1044 |
| Coalition backs labs' lawsuit to enjoin competitive bidding demo; court denies restraining order. |
McCarty, Michael N. |
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Mar 1, 2008 |
539 |
| Looming threat to QC in physicians' offices. |
Ozmon, R.J. |
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Mar 1, 2008 |
1004 |
| Solving the puzzle of laboratory preparedness: the National Response Plan. |
Gonzales, Richard |
Cover story |
Nov 1, 2007 |
5714 |
| Competitive bidding: where do clinical laboratories stand? |
Ayres, Katharine I. |
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Nov 1, 2007 |
1165 |
| Effort to repeal competitive bidding demo gains steam on Capitol Hill. |
McCarty, Michael N. |
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Sep 1, 2007 |
1294 |
| CMS attempts to rein in "Pod" Labs through economic disincentives. |
McCarty, Michael N. |
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Sep 1, 2007 |
453 |
| How will the FDA impact the laboratory developed test? |
Davis, Judy; Wentz, John |
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Jun 22, 2007 |
817 |
| Enzo Biochem Reports Third Quarter Results. |
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Financial report |
Jun 11, 2007 |
1467 |
| FDA and clinical labs: beginning a dialogue. |
Javitt, Gail |
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May 1, 2007 |
1283 |
| ACM Medical Laboratory Encourages Community Involvement to Support Stronger Laws Against Drug Test Tampering. |
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Apr 18, 2007 |
452 |
| What HR 686 means to American patients. |
Cummings, Elijah |
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Nov 1, 2006 |
808 |
| Privacy rules. |
Frings, Christopher S. |
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Oct 1, 2006 |
1210 |
| Reimbursement concerns. |
Hansen, Kathy; Lavanty, Don |
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Mar 22, 2006 |
1305 |
| Why we need passage of HR 1175. |
Hardegree, Lester E. |
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Sep 1, 2005 |
823 |
| Question patients about fasting. |
Ernst, Dennis |
Brief Article |
Jul 1, 2005 |
299 |
| Fastidious staphylococci spp. |
Sharp, Susan E. |
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Jul 1, 2005 |
339 |
| Chewing gum in the lab. |
Baer, Daniel M. |
Brief Article |
Jul 1, 2005 |
303 |
| Medical laboratory workforce shortage exposed. |
Stombler, Robin E. |
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Jun 1, 2005 |
813 |
| EQC's future sparks continued dialogue. |
Yost, Judith |
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May 1, 2005 |
813 |
| Test validation. |
Kazmierczak, Steven C. |
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Jun 1, 2004 |
491 |
| NCCLS simplifies the order of draw: a brief history. |
Ernst, Dennis J.; Calam, Roger |
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May 1, 2004 |
1926 |
| Another privacy issue: slide disposal. |
Harty-Golder, Barbara |
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Apr 1, 2004 |
572 |
| Environmental cultures. |
Sewell, David |
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Jan 1, 2004 |
488 |
| Lab safety enhanced. |
Sembiante, Tana |
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Dec 1, 2003 |
1230 |
| Laboratorians affect important change. |
Ayres, Katharine |
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Dec 1, 2003 |
768 |
| To test or not to test? |
Harty-Golder, Barbara |
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Sep 1, 2003 |
820 |
| National security and the lab. |
Atlas, Ronald |
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Sep 1, 2003 |
863 |
| Patient's right to choose raises points with common grounds. (Liability and the Lab). |
Harty-Golder, Barbara |
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Jul 1, 2003 |
715 |
| Privacy rules and compromising patient care. (Liability and the Lab). |
Harty-Golder, Barbara |
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Jun 1, 2003 |
740 |
| May's "melting pot" of lab-oriented issues. (Washington Report). |
Bersch, Carren |
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May 1, 2003 |
615 |
| Software piracy and the laboratory. (Liability and the Lab). |
Harty-Golden, Barbara |
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Mar 1, 2003 |
910 |
| Richard Fairfax of OSHA talks about the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard. (Lab Management). |
Ernst, Dennis |
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Feb 1, 2003 |
1792 |
| Can you keep a secret? Give your lab results a HIPAA privacy checkup. (Lab Management). |
Ham, Nancy J.; Boothe, Jeffrey F. |
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Jan 1, 2003 |
2341 |
| Lab groups continue to push hard for Medicare inflation update; controversy brews over rapid HIV test. (Washington Report). |
Szabo, Joan |
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Dec 1, 2002 |
815 |
| How do labs report bioterrorism agents? (Liability and the Lab). |
Harty-Golder, Barbara |
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Oct 1, 2002 |
765 |
| Laboratories clear first hurdle with House-passed Medicare bill. (Washington Report). |
Szabo, Joan |
Brief Article |
Aug 1, 2002 |
792 |
| Latest changes to HIPAA still have problems; complying with OSHA needlestick directive. (Washington Report). |
Szabo, Joan |
Brief Article |
Jun 1, 2002 |
704 |
| Laboratory groups push for legislative priorities; new requirements set for laboratory directors. (Washington Report). |
Szabo, Joan |
Brief Article |
Apr 1, 2002 |
807 |
| Congress considers greater federal oversight of labs handling 'select agents'. (Washington report). |
Szabo, Joan |
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Jan 1, 2002 |
793 |
| Lab results delivery in the context of HIPAA compliance. |
Ham, Nancy J.; Booth, Jeffrey F. |
Brief Article |
Dec 1, 2001 |
3006 |
| New bill would provide funds to train more lab personnel. |
Szabo, Joan |
Brief Article |
Aug 1, 2001 |
823 |
| News from the latest CLIAC meeting. (POL Adviser). |
Pontius, C. Anne |
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Mar 1, 2001 |
1524 |
| New ergonomics ruling and its effect on labs. |
Hitchens, Kathy |
Brief Article |
Feb 1, 2001 |
1014 |
| Workplace drug testing: How is it changing? |
Hitchens, Kathy |
Brief Article |
Feb 1, 2001 |
774 |
| HHS releases the first HIPAA regs: Let the preparations begin. |
Szabo, Joan |
Brief Article |
Oct 1, 2000 |
773 |
| Latex allergies in the lab: What are your legal rights? |
Kohn, Peter; Ventura, Marissa J.; Celia, Frank |
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Aug 1, 2000 |
2368 |
| HIPAA compliance could cost dearly. |
Szabo, Joan |
Brief Article |
May 1, 2000 |
866 |
| Push is on to reduce medical errors; additional money wanted for the CDC; new needlestick report offers guidance. |
Szabo, Joan |
Brief Article |
Apr 1, 2000 |
712 |
| OIG solicits input on physician practice compliance guidelines and CLIAC discusses workforce shortages. |
Pontius, C. Anne |
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Nov 1, 1999 |
705 |
| Crisis prevention and damage control: managing whistle-blowers. |
Queen, David |
Cover Story |
Aug 1, 1999 |
4203 |
| Rep. Archer tries again to amend CLIA and predicts sharp increase in certification fees; Y2K compliance reminder. |
Szabo, Joan |
Industry Overview |
May 1, 1999 |
755 |
| Regulations for "research tests"; CPT code revisions to come; new CLIAC members. |
Pontius, C. Anne |
Industry Overview |
May 1, 1999 |
690 |
| How to defuse compliance time bombs: six hypothetical allegations. |
Kellar, Dixie |
Cover Story |
May 1, 1999 |
6120 |
| Lab operators confront sweeping Medicare changes; HCFA offers compliance guidance. |
Szabo, Joan |
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Oct 1, 1998 |
659 |
| Lab industry and others take on False Claims Act. |
Szabo, Joan |
Column |
Jul 1, 1998 |
727 |
| New Medicare rules to simplify billing; more IVDs exempt from FDA premarket review. |
Szabo, Joan |
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Jun 1, 1998 |
704 |
| Praise versus protest - views from both sides of the fence. |
Berger, Darlene; Buttitta, Pasquale; Trotto, Nancy E. |
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Jun 1, 1998 |
3411 |
| Balanced Budget Act creates window of opportunity; user fees threaten reimbursement. |
Pontius, C. Anne |
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May 1, 1998 |
679 |
| Daxor Files Request to the U.S. Supreme Court. |
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Feb 19, 1998 |
459 |
| Battle brewing over medical record privacy. |
Szabo, Joan |
Column |
Jan 1, 1998 |
643 |
| Buddy up with a lawyer, it's compliance time. |
Pontius, C. Anne |
Column |
Jan 1, 1998 |
1284 |
| HCFA raises CLIA certificate fees. |
Berger, Darlene |
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Oct 1, 1997 |
500 |
| HCFA denies payment to labs for CLIA noncompliance. |
Albertson, David |
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Aug 1, 1997 |
658 |
| Commission asked to craft a consumer "bill of rights." |
Albertson, David |
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May 1, 1997 |
701 |
| State dereg plan could cost clinical labs. |
Albertson, David |
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Feb 1, 1997 |
678 |
| Reinventing government for the clinical lab. |
Lynch, Dona M. |
Cover Story |
Jan 1, 1997 |
2218 |
| Familiar issues await lab industry in '97. |
Albertson, David |
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Dec 1, 1996 |
675 |
| Pol adviser. |
Pontius, C. Anne |
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Dec 1, 1996 |
691 |
| POL adviser. |
Laubenthal, Connie |
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Nov 1, 1996 |
667 |
| Cola gets Pa. OK; CLIA's invoice schedule; and answering the question 'Can a practice survive a hospital's acquisition? |
Pontius, C. Anne |
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Aug 1, 1996 |
704 |
| Pump up your PT IQ. |
Cembrowski, George S.; Anderson, Pamela G.; Crampton, Colleen A.; Coupland, Robert; Carey, R. Neill |
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Jan 1, 1996 |
2553 |
| CLIA's effect on POLs. |
Strauss, Stephanie; Cembrowski, George S.; Adlis, Susan A. |
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Jun 1, 1995 |
1675 |
| Creating a workable specimen rejection policy. |
Richael, Jeffrey L.; Naples, Meredith F. |
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Mar 1, 1995 |
978 |
| An update on lab safety regulations. |
Gile, Terry Jo |
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Mar 1, 1995 |
2755 |
| HCFA report card: where CLIA stands. |
Albertson, David |
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Dec 1, 1994 |
910 |
| When to change, bend, or modify the rules. |
Roseman, Ed |
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Oct 1, 1994 |
2088 |
| Lab prospects hopeful as reform inches forward. |
Albertson, David |
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Sep 1, 1994 |
1193 |
| Notifying clients of life-threatening results. |
Kaufman, Harvey W. |
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Aug 1, 1994 |
1212 |
| CLIA after year 1: no help to patients, and a hindrance to labs. |
Jahn, Mike |
Cover Story |
May 1, 1994 |
4268 |
| Dealing with inspections and paperwork under CLIA. |
Jahn, Mike |
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May 1, 1994 |
4058 |
| Administration tips hand on new CLIA changes. |
Albertson, David |
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Feb 1, 1994 |
1486 |
| ACLA CALLS FOR PAYMENT CAPS FOR LAB TESTS; REFORM PACKAGE WOULD SAVE HEALTH CARE CONSUMERS OVER $12 BILLION |
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Sep 20, 1993 |
1467 |
| Health care reform and the clinical laboratory. |
Bissell, Michael G. |
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Jun 1, 1993 |
3452 |
| CLIA '88 penalties and how to avoid them. |
Passey, Richard B. |
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Jun 1, 1993 |
3611 |
| Clinton tips his hand on Medicare cuts. |
Albertson, David |
Column |
Apr 1, 1993 |
1521 |
| Final (?) CLIA regulations create new testing category. |
Albertson, David |
Column |
Mar 1, 1993 |
1416 |
| How to follow the rules for patient test management. |
Passey, Richard B. |
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Jan 1, 1993 |
1966 |
| POLS adjusting to life under CLIA. |
Albertson, David |
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Dec 1, 1992 |
1268 |
| Innovative ideas for complying with OSHA regs. |
Hickman, Sheila M.; Theriot, Betty Lynne |
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Dec 1, 1992 |
907 |
| How to prepare for a proficiency testing event (and survive a failure). |
Passey, Richard B. |
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Dec 1, 1992 |
3648 |
| Threat to 'home brew' products angers labs. |
Albertson, David |
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Nov 1, 1992 |
1485 |
| How to read the Federal Register and other CLIA-related documents. |
Passey, Richard B. |
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Oct 1, 1992 |
2662 |
| With final rules all in place, CLIA takes effect. |
Albertson, David |
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Sep 1, 1992 |
1478 |
| With more questions than answers, industry studies impact of CLIA '88. |
Albertson, David |
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May 1, 1992 |
1541 |
| Tips for meeting the tough new cytology regulations. |
Allen, Karen A. |
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May 1, 1992 |
2200 |
| 1992 brings significant regulation for physician office laboratories. |
Roberts, Rebecca |
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May 1, 1992 |
1713 |
| CLIA '88 rules go final, HCFA details sweeping changes. |
Albertson, David |
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Apr 1, 1992 |
1898 |
| HCFA's Gail Wilensky explains final CLIA '88 regs. |
Albertson, David |
Interview |
Jan 1, 1992 |
1978 |
| CLIA '88 lurches ahead as Congress prods. |
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Jul 1, 1991 |
1291 |
| Lab regulators gain penalty options under CLIA sanctions. |
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Jun 1, 1991 |
1330 |
| CLIA issues help unify lab groups. |
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Jan 1, 1991 |
1402 |
| Developing a laboratory chemical hygiene plan. |
Ramaley, Shirley A. |
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Dec 1, 1990 |
1995 |
| Access to lab services a CLIA concern. |
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Nov 1, 1990 |
1419 |
| HCFA advances CLIA '88 implementation. |
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Oct 1, 1990 |
1296 |
| CLIA congress mounts comments to HCFA. |
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column |
Sep 1, 1990 |
1395 |
| Lab groups assess CLIA '88 regs. |
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Aug 1, 1990 |
1398 |
| CLIA '88 regs issued; all labs affected. |
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Jul 1, 1990 |
201 |
| HCFA issues first round of revised lab regs. |
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May 1, 1990 |
1412 |
| States may not wait for HCFA's lead on POL regs. |
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Oct 1, 1989 |
1144 |
| Maryland's experience: a case for regulating small POLs, too. |
Fitzgibbon, Robert J. |
editorial |
Feb 1, 1989 |
625 |
| AIDS: how to protect your lab on legal issues. |
Griffith, James L. |
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Feb 1, 1989 |
2665 |
| A three-pronged attack against AIDS infection in the lab. |
LeSueur, Carol L. |
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Feb 1, 1989 |
2861 |
| A supervisor's view: AIDS safety policies are impractical. |
Lassen, Roger |
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Feb 1, 1989 |
1875 |
| Lab groups assess implementation of CLIA. |
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Jan 1, 1989 |
1306 |
| Congress, HCFA race toward new lab regulation. |
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Oct 1, 1988 |
1271 |
| Regulation of physicians' office laboratories. |
Baer, Daniel M.; Skeels, Michael R.; Belsey, Richard; Gore, Mary Jane |
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Sep 1, 1988 |
1780 |
| How Idaho met the challenge of regulating POLs. |
Stanley, Susan E. |
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Sep 1, 1988 |
1893 |
| HCFA asks Congress to wait for its 'manageable' lab regs. |
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Aug 1, 1988 |
1287 |
| Professional groups weigh new lab bills. |
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Jul 1, 1988 |
1338 |
| New proposals, findings surface on lab regulation. |
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Jun 1, 1988 |
1284 |
| Cholesterol tests: how accurate are they? |
Montgomery, Anne |
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May 1, 1988 |
3135 |
| Hearings begin on need for increased lab regulation. |
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Apr 1, 1988 |
1387 |
| OSHA puts teeth into AIDS prevention guidelines. |
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Nov 1, 1987 |
1222 |
| Smaller labs at disadvantage under federal drug testing proposals. |
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Oct 1, 1987 |
1341 |
| AACC issues guidelines on drug abuse, cholesterol testing. |
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Sep 1, 1987 |
1316 |
| Drug abuse testing in the workplace: avoiding pitfalls and problems. |
Collins, William C. |
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Feb 1, 1987 |
2711 |
| CAP offers voluntary standards for nontraditional test sites. |
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Jan 1, 1987 |
1269 |
| Final budget reconciliation a mixed bag for health care providers. |
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column |
Dec 1, 1986 |
1368 |
| Pre-election flurry leaves lab interests scrambling. |
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column |
Nov 1, 1986 |
1282 |
| Laboratories fare well under revised hospital regulations. |
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column |
Aug 1, 1986 |
1280 |
| Caution advised in relations with laboratory referral sources. |
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column |
Jul 1, 1986 |
1149 |
| COBRA coils for strike against clinical lab fees. |
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Jun 1, 1986 |
1392 |
| Are clinical labs next in the deregulation revolution? |
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Aug 1, 1985 |
1283 |
| Regulators tread softly on growing office labs. |
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Jul 1, 1985 |
2040 |
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