On November 20, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) each released a final rule (the Final Rules). The Final...more
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Like virtually every other sector of the economy, COVID-19 has presented novel challenges to health care providers. As the pandemic has forced physicians to adapt to changing patient care demands and a drop in...more
Laboratories that perform tests on human materials for the purpose of diagnosis are considered laboratories under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) and must receive CLIA certification. Basic elements of...more