Profession concerned with providing information based on the performance of analytical test results
What is Clinical Laboratory Science?
100
...measures (analyzes chemical or biological components of body fluids.
What is Clinical Chemistry?
100
...monitors safety and effectiveness of food, drinks, cosmetics, drugs and medical devices
Who is FDA?
100
Accredits hospitals and other similar healthcare organizations; now known as "TJC"
What is JCAHO?
100
an all-encompassing term within a broad list of post-secondary learning activities and programs intended to assist professionals with maintaining current knowledge in their fields of work
What is continuing education?
200
Category of test requests that means "with haste"
What is STAT?
200
...deals with testing blood and/or blood products for transfusion
What is BB?
200
...monitors disease outbreaks, implements disease prevention strategies, and maintains national health statistics
What is CDC?
200
Accredits physician office labs
What is COLA?
200
the "practice act"; the granting of permission by an authority to an individual or organization in some practice or activity; not voluntary
What is a licensure?
300
This CLIA-mandated complexity of testing is described as "so simple and accurate as to render the likelihood of errors of results negligible". Example: home pregnancy test
What is waived?
300
...deals with the testing of antigens and antibodies related to various diseases
What is serology/immunology?
300
The objective of this agency (law) is to ensure quality laboratory testing through the standardization of laboratory medicine.
What is CLIA?
300
Accredits (and approves) educational programs in clinical laboratory science and related health professions
What is NAACLS?
300
"voluntary"; refers to an individual; requirement that all persons engaged in a general must do this with the appropriate government agency.
What is registration/registry?
400
A process by which an individual or institution is evaluated and recognized as meeting certain predetermined standards. Example: ASCP exam for clinical laboratory science
What is certification?
400
... deals with the study of blood cells (normal and abnormal)
What is hematology?
400
This agency regulates enforcement for CLIA; administers Medicare and Medicaid; also enforces HIPAA
What is CMS?
400
Accredits the entire spectrum of laboratory test disciplines
What is CAP?
400
Voluntary process in which a non-governmental agency grants recognition to institutions or programs that meet or exceed established standards of quality. Example: NAACLS
What is accreditation?
500
The act of always respecting the privacy of our patients...
What is confidentiality?
500
...deals with the analysis of body fluids and other specimens for disease-producing organisms
What is microbiology?
500
This agency is charged with safeguarding the health of the public and providing those health services deemed essential to the maintenance of good health.
What is DHHS?
500
Certifying agency that administers the registry examination for Clinical Laboratory Sciences