News, Analysis, Trends, Management Innovations for
Clinical Laboratories and Pathology Groups

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Clinical Laboratories and Pathology Groups

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Are CLIA Inspections of Clinical Pathology Laboratories Getting Tougher? Why It Pays to Achieve “Inspection Readiness”

Experts say that CLIA inspections are becoming more rigorous, with inspectors taking more interest in how medical labs comply in the areas of personnel, PT, and quality control

Recent reports indicate that regulatory inspections of clinical laboratories are getting tougher. Some pathologists and medical lab managers acknowledge that they’ve had to scramble in response to the unexpected deficiencies identified by Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) inspectors following inspections of their labs.

These developments make it more important than ever that clinical laboratories work to become “inspection ready.” At the same time, it is essential that every laboratory compliance officer stay up to date with changes in how CLIA and other regulatory inspections are conducted.

Unwelcome Publicity When Medical Lab Regulators Find Deficiencies

There’s another factor at play in this unfolding story. News headlines immediately follow when federal and state lab regulators discover a problem with a laboratory and the quality of the test results that it is reporting. This raises the stakes for every lab director, because even highly respected medical laboratory organizations can find themselves at the center of unwelcome attention when the public becomes aware of inspection deficiencies. (more…)

Preparing the Next Generation of Clinical Pathology Laboratory Managers

The Dark Report and MLO Magazine provide scholarships to the next generation of medical laboratory managers


With so many clinical laboratory managers and administrators of the Baby Boomer generation making retirement plans, it is timely for laboratories to address succession planning in their organization. One essential step is to intensify training for all up-and-coming medical laboratory managers.

As its contribution to this effort, The Dark Report collaborates with MLO Magazine to regularly publicize and offer scholarships to each year’s Executive War College on Laboratory and Pathology Management for a select number of young clinical laboratory managers. This year, one scholarship recipient was Doreen Ng, NCA-CLCP (for Clinical Laboratory Compliance Professional). She is the Manager of Quality Management and Compliance for Baylor College of Medicine Medical Genetics Laboratories in Houston, Texas.

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