Has compliance with CLIA requirements really improved quality in US clinical laboratories?

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 346, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-43

  Ehrmeyer, Sharon S ^a   Laessig, Ronald H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA'88); Good laboratory practices; Indicators of laboratory quality; Laboratory compliance; Quality laboratory results; Testing deficiencies

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CALCIUM; CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; SODIUM;

CLINICAL LABORATORY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; LABORATORY TEST; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SATISFACTION; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; LABORATORIES; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; RESEARCH DESIGN; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3242666315     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cccn.2003.12.033     Document Type: Conference Paper

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