Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments: federal law covering any site that tests human specimens. A site running only waived tests holds a Certificate of Waiver.
Safety and Compliance, question 6A new test system has not yet received a CLIA categorization. How is it treated until FDA categorizes it?
Patient Preparation, question 4A lab manager is clearing out old binders. Under CLIA, for at least how long must the specimen refrigerator's daily temperature logs be…
Routine Blood Collections, question 1Under CLIA, a laboratory's written labeling procedure must call for the patient's name or a unique identifier and, when appropriate, which…
Related terms
AIDSAcquired immunodeficiency syndrome: late-stage HIV disease, when the immune system is badly weakened. HIV…
CAPCollege of American Pathologists: a CMS-approved accreditor whose Laboratory Accreditation Program sends…
ccCubic centimeter. Error-prone (ISMP): it can be misread as u (units). Write mL for blood and specimen volumes.
CDCCenters for Disease Control and Prevention: the federal public health agency whose guidelines cover…
CLSIClinical and Laboratory Standards Institute: a nonprofit that writes consensus lab standards, such as GP41…
CPRCardiopulmonary resuscitation: emergency care for cardiac arrest. Push hard and fast in the center of the…
CVACerebrovascular accident: the medical name for a stroke.
D/CError-prone abbreviation (ISMP): it can mean discharge or discontinue. Write the full word, discharge or…