The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 had an impact on physician's office laboratories in which way?

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The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 imposed regulatory standards on all laboratory testing to ensure accuracy, reliability, and timeliness of patient test results regardless of where the test was performed. This included physician's office laboratories (POLs). The increased regulation and associated costs led to many doctors closing their laboratories because they could not or chose not to meet the new requirements.

The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 Had an Impact