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Decentralized Laboratories

Date of Publication:

5/29/2014

Definition:

Decentralized laboratories include all places in the facility where medical laboratory tests are performed. Examples of common decentralized laboratories in MTF’s include the following: medical laboratory tests performed in the intensive care unit, critical care unit, emergency department, or other medical clinics, such as the physical examination clinic, or the occupational health clinic, in vitro laboratory test performed by respiratory therapy or nuclear medicine; laboratory tests performed by nursing or other non-laboratory staff on patients wards; and laboratory tests performed by preventive medicine personnel as part of medical screening programs or health fairs.

Source of Definition:

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Program CLIP Procedures

Related Glossary Terms:

Decentralized Laboratories

Last Updated: November 21, 2022
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