The Medicare and Clinical Laboratories Improvement Act of 1967 proficiency testing requirements and its relationship to the private sector.

摘要: The Health Care Financing Administration of the US Department and Human Services is federal agency that has responsibility for administration Medicare Clinical Laboratories Improvement Act 1967 programs, including promulgation standards clinical laboratories. been working with Centers Disease Control Public Service to develop uniform proficiency testing programs two regulatory programs. current were developed on premise a combination factors, personnel standards, record-keeping, management requirements, quality control external assurance measures such as testing, could be used make decisions reimbursing facilities tests or allow facility test in interstate commerce. These nature provided punitive actions failure comply established participation licensure. provision consultation training was not primary focus program, even if it desirable outcome. private sector organizations regulated industry, other hand, viewed their designed educational self-improvement purposes rather than any functions. Therefore, approaches agencies professional community have differed.