1-1 Intro to the Clinical Laboratory

A laboratory that performs chemical and microscopic tests on blood, other body fluids, and tissues is called a clinical laboratory.

• True

• False

Clinical laboratories are found only in university teaching hospitals.

• True

• False

Epidemiology is an important function of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

• True

• False

A phlebotomist is a health care worker trained in blood collection.

• True

• False

An international, nonprofit organization that establishes standards of best current practice for clinical laboratories is:

• the Joint Commission

• Commission on Office Laboratory Accreditation (COLA)

• Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

The branch of biology dealing with microbes is called:

• virology

• epidemiology

• microbiology

• mycology

The governmental agency that oversees public health care matters in the United States is:

• Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)

• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

The division of Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) responsible for protecting public health by ensuring the safety and efficacy of foods, drugs, biological products, medical devices, and cosmetics is:

• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

• Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)

• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

• the Joint Commission

The agency within Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) responsible for implementing CLIA '88 is:

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

• Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)

• Commission on Office Laboratory Accreditation (COLA)

• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

This 3rd party organization is responsible for accreditation of laboratories to a standard that is generally considered to be more stringent than those implemented by CLIA 88.

• College of American Pathologists (CAP)

• The Joint Commission

• Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute) CLSI (formerly NCCLS)

• Centers for Disease Control (CDC)