Ensuring Accuracy and Accountability in Laboratory Testing: Does the Experience of Maryland General Hospital Expose Cracks in the System? : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources of the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, Second Session, Part 1 |
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... personnel . Our goal is to make sure that a similar situation never happens again at other hospitals and that patients can be assured that when they visit a hospital and have tests taken that the results they receive are accurate and ...
... personnel . Our goal is to make sure that a similar situation never happens again at other hospitals and that patients can be assured that when they visit a hospital and have tests taken that the results they receive are accurate and ...
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... personnel , the presence and use of production and process controls , the implementation of a corrective action and preventive action system , and the need for product verification and validation . The product must be also labeled ...
... personnel , the presence and use of production and process controls , the implementation of a corrective action and preventive action system , and the need for product verification and validation . The product must be also labeled ...
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... personnel , and review of the lab's rel- evant documents , whether the lab is meeting the requirements of CLIA . Emphasis is placed on overall lab performance and the structures and processes contributing to the reliability of testing ...
... personnel , and review of the lab's rel- evant documents , whether the lab is meeting the requirements of CLIA . Emphasis is placed on overall lab performance and the structures and processes contributing to the reliability of testing ...
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... Personnel : CLIA sets minimum qualifications for all persons performing or supervising moderate or high complexity lab tests . • Proficiency testing : Labs must also participate in an approved proficiency testing program , that provides ...
... Personnel : CLIA sets minimum qualifications for all persons performing or supervising moderate or high complexity lab tests . • Proficiency testing : Labs must also participate in an approved proficiency testing program , that provides ...
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... personnel and review of the laboratory's relevant documented records , whether the laboratory is meeting the requirements of the CLIA regulations to produce accurate , reliable and timely ( quality ) test results . The surveyor meets ...
... personnel and review of the laboratory's relevant documented records , whether the laboratory is meeting the requirements of the CLIA regulations to produce accurate , reliable and timely ( quality ) test results . The surveyor meets ...
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Page 30 - CLIA in 1988, establishing quality standards for all laboratory testing to ensure the accuracy, reliability, and timeliness of patient test results regardless of where the test was performed.
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Page 1 - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE, DRUG POLICY AND HUMAN RESOURCES, COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 2:10 pm, in room 2154, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon.
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Page 18 - Director of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency). I am...
Page 19 - Act) to give FDA specific authority to regulate the safety and effectiveness of medical devices. The FD&C Act...
Page 20 - ... sufficient to provide reasonable assurance of the safety and effectiveness of the device...
Page 30 - CLIA is defined as any facility that performs laboratory testing on specimens derived from humans for the purpose of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of a disease or impairment, or to assess the patient's health.