tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2003 Issue 24

Labs: SUMMER SURVEYS MAY OFFER SLIMMER CITATIONS

What Will CLIA Inspecions Look Like This Season?Who says there ain't no cure for the summertime blues? A recent memorandum issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services could provide some relief during the dog days by instructing lab surveyors to ease up on CLIA citations until this coming fall. In a May 8 letter to surveyors, CMS points out that while the new CLIA rule it published earlier this year went into effect April 24, new survey guidelines won't appear until October. In this interim period, the survey and certification process will employ a "soft-pedal approach...

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