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“CLIA Waived Testing and Non Waived Competency Requirements”

Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Presented by Ann Snyder, MT(ASCP)

 

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This presentation will:

• Include current CLIA laboratory enrollment data with a focus on laboratories that only perform waived testing.

• Demonstrate how the growth of waived facilities has exploded over time, why and what types of issues CMS is finding when conducting its educational visits to these laboratories.

• Cover the number and types of waived tests under CLIA and what CMS’ plans for the future may be with regard to oversight of entities that do not have any regulatory standards or surveys currently.

• Provide plenty of opportunity for dialogue and questions.

At the completion of the presentation attendees will:

• IDENTIFY the numbers and types of waived tests and the extent of the growth in laboratories that only perform waived testing over time and better insight into why that huge growth has occurred.

• ATTEND TO the proportions of the total population of U.S. laboratories in each type of CLIA certificate category and how their performance compares to that of the waived laboratories.

• CLARIFY CMS’ position on POCT, the problems identified in waived laboratories through the CMS Certificate of Waiver Project, and CMS’ plans to address the exponential growth in laboratories with no routine oversight.

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About our Presenter: Ann Snyder graduated with a BS in Medical Technology from the University of Maryland at Baltimore. She worked for 25 years at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center where she held several positions, the last 10 years as the Point of Care Testing Coordinator. During that time she volunteered her time to the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) on POCT-1A and formed two POC groups, the Baltimore/Chesapeake Bay and the Capital Region (Washington D.C.). In 2005 she received the AACC CPOCT division Point-of Care Testing Coordinator of the Year award.

2008 brought big changes for Ann. She accepted a position as a Medical Technologist with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in the Division of Laboratory Services. In her position at CMS she now works with other technical experts in laboratory science on numerous workgroups, International Laboratory (IL), State Agency Performance Review (SAPR), is the lead for the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) measure, this report goes directly to Congress and most recently worked with the CLSI on EP-23 and is still working with this group to develop educational companion products to facilitate understanding of risk assessment techniques for developing a quality control plan in the laboratory. Ann is also a mentor to new staff in the division. Ann also currently represents her division on the Consensus Committee for Point of Care Testing for CLSI.

In her personal life, Ann keeps herself busy with ballroom dancing and chorale rehearsals (yes, she sings and dances) and is working on updating and decorating her townhome and maintaining her garden. And……if you have any questions about on-line dating at 51, come ask. She has lots of stories! Duncan, Molly and Cami (yes, three cats; more and she figures no one would want to date her) give her great joy with their antics and unsolicited love.