CLIA team members are (from left) Melinda Bochmann, Kristi Rotzoll and Nancy Grove.
For more than 45 years, the Hygienic Laboratory, under contract with the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals, has provided personnel to conduct laboratory surveys. Since 2002, the Hygienic Lab also has been responsible for administrative oversight of the CLIA laboratory program and is the state agency representative for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services CLIA program.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Completed an average of 14 laboratory surveys per month, logging more than 2,000 miles throughout Iowa monthly.
- Performed 24 proficiency testing desk review surveys for laboratories that have not met the proficiency testing performance requirements.
- Developed electronic recordkeeping strategies, allowing easier tracking and accessibility of CLIA survey statistics and a reduction in paper retention.
