CLIA inspectors offer insider tips for a smoother recovery.
This is the continuation of a story based on interviews with three Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments surveyors. To see their first two tips on how to prepare for surveys, see last week's MLR.
Don't Hover, But Don't Disappear Either. All three surveyors agree that when inspecting a lab's CLIA documentation, it helps if the laboratory has set aside some space for the surveyor to work in.
Not only would a room of one's own give the surveyor a place to delve into QA records, but it would also help...
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