United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2006-06-16 monographic deposited born digital 99 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-416 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-416 P0b002ee18039d1eb f:d06416 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-416 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-416 GAO-06-416 Data collection Disease detection or diagnosis Inspection Laboratories Quality assurance Standards Surveys Testing Other Written Product A55622 Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) strengthened and extended quality requirements for labs that perform tests to diagnose or treat disease. About 36,000 labs that perform certain complex tests must be surveyed biennially by either a state or one of six private accrediting organizations. CMS oversees implementation of CLIA requirements and the activities of survey organizations. GAO was asked to examine (1) the quality of lab testing; (2) the effectiveness of surveys, complaint investigations, and enforcement actions in detecting and addressing lab problems; and (3) the adequacy of CMS's CLIA oversight. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-416/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-416.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-416/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-416.pdf GAO-06-416 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-416 Other Written Product GAO-06-416; Clinical Lab Quality: CMS and Survey Organization Oversight Should Be Strengthened; Data collection Disease detection or diagnosis Inspection Laboratories Quality assurance Standards Surveys Testing Volume 81 Page 533 81 Stat. 533 Volume 102 Page 2903 102 Stat. 2903 Public Law 90-174