Laboratory Organizations

Question: Discuss how the CLIA '88 mandates provided accreditation within the laboratory and how this ensures "quality processes and results". Give specific examples. Answer: The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA 88) suggests a series of federal laws that control the laboratory testing (Bass Gruenstein, 2012). The particular amendments were enacted for ensuring the secure, elevated quality, unswerving and precise testing in laboratories throughout the United States. CLIA regulations were developed for taking into account the different complexity of testing including Waived tests, Moderate Complexity Tests and High Complexity Tests (Nakhleh et al., 2014). With the involvement of the CLIA amendments, laboratories in the US ensure Quality processes and results. For instance, CLIA 88 is responsible for ensuring the quality control, quality assurance, proficiency testing and limited personal requirement. References Bass, J. L., Gruenstein, D. (2012). Transcatheter closure of the perimembranous ventricular septal defectpreclinical trial of a new Amplatzer device.Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions,79(7), 1153-1160. Nakhleh, R. E., Souers, R. J., Bashleben, C. P., Talbert, M. L., Karcher, D. S., Meier, F. A., Howanitz, P. J. (2014). Fifteen Years' Experience of a College of American Pathologists Program for Continuous Monitoring and Improvement.Archives of pathology laboratory medicine,138(9), 1150-1155.