TJC for waived testing
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With the upcoming changes to CLIA regarding nursing no longer allowed to perform competency assessments for non-waived testing, we are looking to see how
we can streamline our POC processes.
We are looking to move waived testing from CAP (under our CLIA) to Joint Commission (TJC) under a nursing CLIA. Currently at our site, waived testing falls under both TJC , since waived testing falls under TJC standards for hospitals, and CAP . Duplicate work for us.
Nursing would then be more responsible/accountable for the waived testing they perform. TJC doesn't require proficiency testing for waived testing- money savings. We have never failed our waived testing proficiency testing under CAP.
Does anyone have this same process for waived testing and if so how is that working under nursing?
Thanks!
Deborah Martuch, MLS(ASCP), CPP
deborah.martuch@hf.org
we can streamline our POC processes.
We are looking to move waived testing from CAP (under our CLIA) to Joint Commission (TJC) under a nursing CLIA. Currently at our site, waived testing falls under both TJC , since waived testing falls under TJC standards for hospitals, and CAP . Duplicate work for us.
Nursing would then be more responsible/accountable for the waived testing they perform. TJC doesn't require proficiency testing for waived testing- money savings. We have never failed our waived testing proficiency testing under CAP.
Does anyone have this same process for waived testing and if so how is that working under nursing?
Thanks!
Deborah Martuch, MLS(ASCP), CPP
deborah.martuch@hf.org
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We also stopped doing proficiency testing for our waived tests under TJC for the money savings and POCC's time spent investigating failures/non-submits. All POCT (waived under TJC and non-wavied under CAP) is still overseen by our POC Department. We are the ones ultimately responsible for enforcing the regulations of both.