MLT 110 Exam 1 Study Guide

MLT 110 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE EXAM WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS Accessioning - correct answer The process by which specimens are logged in, labeled, and assigned a specimen ID code. Accreditation - correct answer Voluntary process in which an independent agency grants recognition to institutions or programs that meet or exceed established standards of quality. American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) - correct answer International association that sets blood bank standards, accredits them, and promotes high standards of performance in the practice of transfusion medicine. Accredits blood banks. Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA '88) - correct answer Federal act that specifies minimum performance standards for clinical labs. Objective is to improve and ensure the quality of lab testing. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) - correct answer Responsible for implementing CLIA '88. All clinical sites that perform lab tests on humans must register and obtain a certificate from CMS. Nonhospital Clinial Laboratories - correct answer POLs, reference labs, government labs Certificate of Waiver - correct answer Permits a lab to perform only CLIA-waived tests. Certificate of Registration - correct answer Permits the lab to conduct moderate or high complexity lab testing (or both) until the lab is determined by survey to be in compliance with CLIA regulations. Certificate of Compliance - correct answer Issued to a lab operating under a certificate of registration after an inspection finds lab to be in compliance with all applicable CLIA regulations. Certificate of Accreditation - correct answer Issued to a lab that has been accredited by a CMS approved accrediting organization and allows moderate and high complexity testing. Certificate for PPMP - correct answer Allows a physician, mid-level practitioner, or dentist to perform only select permitted microscopy procedures but no other tests of complexity; this certificate also permits the lab to perform waived tests. Departments of the Clinical Lab - correct answer Hematology, coagulation (hematology), urinalysis, chemistry, immunology, blood bank (transfusion services), microbiology (bacteriology, virology, mycology, parasitology) Quality Assessment (QA) - correct answer Program that monitors the total testing process with the aim of providing the highest-quality patient care. All institutions receiving Medicare and Medicaid funds are required to develop and maintain a QA program. Formerly known as quality control, quality assurance, total quality management, and continuous quality improvement. Proficiency Testing (PT) - correct answer Program in which a lab's accuracy in performing analyses is evaluated at regular intervals and compared to the performance of similar laboratories. Labs performing moderate or high complexity testing are required by CLIA '88 to participate in these. Labs that perform nonwaived procedures. Joint Commision (JC) - correct answer Accredits hospitals and large healthcare facilities. College of American Pathologists (CAP) - correct answer accredits clinical labs. American Society of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI) - correct answer Accredits albs performing histocompatibility testing and testing for genetic studies, transplantation, and blood transfusions. American Osteopathic Association (AOA) - correct answer Accredits osteopathic healthcare facilities. COLA - correct answer Agency that offers accreditation to physician office laboratories, hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare facilities. American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) - correct answer Professional society and credentialing agency for medical assistants. American Medical Technologists (AMT) - correct answer Professional society and credentialing agency for several categories of medical lab personnel. American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) - correct answer Professional society for clinical/medical lab personnel. American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) - correct answer Professional society for clinical/medical lab personnel and allied health personnel. American Society of Phlebotomy Technicians (ASPT) - correct answer Professional society and credentialing agency for phlebotomists, as well as credentialing agency for specialty areas such as point-of-care technician. ASCP Board of Certification (ASCP BOC) - correct answer A separate body within the ASCP organizational structure, formed in 2009 by merging NCA with the ASCP BOR and providing certification for medical lab personnel. Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) - correct answer Agency that accredits educational programs for allied health personnel.