CLIA Personnel Requirements: Who Your Lab Must Have on Staff
Five roles, one chain of responsibility. Who CLIA requires on your team — and the mistakes labs make when they cut corners.
The CLIA certificate is step two, not step one. Ten decisions — test menu to reimbursement — in the order that keeps a lab opening on time and on budget.
How Much Does CLIA Certification Cost? Fees and Timelines
A Certificate of Waiver runs a few hundred dollars every two years; non-waived certificates scale with test volume — here's what to budget and how long each path takes.
The 2027 Lab Payment Cuts: Your Last Days to Be Heard (Comment by Oct 21)
CMS's preliminary 2027 Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule would cut lab payments up to 15% a year through 2029. The comment window closes October 21, 2026 — here's what labs should tell CMS and Congress.
How to Get CLIA Certified: A Step-by-Step Starting Guide
CLIA certification is a project, not a form: the eight steps from choosing your certificate type to staying survey-ready, in order.
CMS Proposes Cutting Lab Pay Up to 23% — and Congress Is Pushing Back
COLA Accreditation Basics: A practical starting guide
COLA specializes in physician office and small labs. Here's what its accreditation involves and who it's built for.
What CAP Inspectors Actually Look For
CAP inspections run on checklists and tracers. Here's how inspectors think — and how to be ready.
CLIA Certificate Types Explained: Which One Does Your Lab Need?
Waiver, PPM, Registration, Compliance, Accreditation — what each CLIA certificate covers and how to pick the right one.
Are You Inspection-Ready? 5 Areas Inspectors Actually Look For
Inspections rarely fail on the big things. Here are the five areas inspectors probe first, and what 'ready' looks like in each.