AAP News Vol. 11 No. 11 November 1995, p. 4
© 1995 American Academy of Pediatrics
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Study: CLIA reduces access to lab services

LEIGH ANN BLUESTEIN

Federal physician-office laboratory (POL) regulations have reduced lab-service access and delayed childhood-illness diagnosis and treatment, a recent survey indicates.

The survey of POLs specializing in primary care was conducted to assess the impact the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) have had on access to clinical testing and fees for laboratory services, and to gauge compliance burdens. Pap-smear testing inaccuracies prompted enactment of CLIA, which established new regulatory requirements for POLs.


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