There are a few accrediting agencies out there to say the least. What gets confusing is that the state agencies grant us a lab license under the premise that we have been inspected by another accrediting agency (i.e. Joint Commission or CAP). When the state grants you THEIR license, its with the understanding ( that the outside accrediting agency has upheld that state's requirements.
I'm curious about a specific regulation; Method comparison/ Correlation studies. Many agencies "recommend" whole blood be integrated into the sample pool while CLIA "Requires" that whole blood is used for some of the sampling. What does a hospital with more than 2 ABG machines do when the machines are so spread out that sample degradation is a concern? Any thoughts?