How Proposed Change to US Regulation Could Impact Clinical Microbiology Labs (JCM ed.)
Editors in Conversation · Mary Lee Watts, Alex McAdam, Melissa Miller, Elitza Theel
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Show Notes
There are a number of regulatory proposals under consideration which could have important effects on clinical microbiology labs, and clinical labs more generally. First, the VALID act would change how clinical tests are regulated with particularly important implications for laboratory-developed tests. Second, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed changes to the educational requirements for lab directors under CLIA and additional changes that would increase the fees that clinical labs pay to CMS. If you have been waiting for someone to explain these changes and how they could affect your lab, you've come to the right podcast.
Guests:- Dr. Melissa Miller, Director of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory and a Professor at the University Of North Carolina School Of Medicine
- Mary Lee Watts, Director of Federal Affairs at ASM
This episode of Editors in Conversation is brought to you by the Journal of Clinical Microbiology and hosted by JCM Editor in Chief, Alex McAdam and Dr. Elli Theel. JCM is available at https://jcm.asm.org and on https://twitter.com/JClinMicro.
Links:- ASM Submits Concerns On VALID Act. https://asm.org/Articles/Policy/2022/May-2022/VALID-Act
- ASM Submits Comments to CMS on Proposed Rule for CLIA-Labs. https://asm.org/Articles/Policy/2022/Aug2022/ASM-Comments-on-CMS-Proposed-Rules-for-CLIA-Certif
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