The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 had an impact on physician's office laboratories in which way?
A. They decreased overall expenses.
B. They caused many doctors to close their laboratories.
C. They increased the number of tests performed.
D. They had no impact because physician's office laboratories are exempt.
E. They decreased efficiency and accuracy in the POLs.
B. They caused many doctors to close their laboratories.
Because of the complexity of the regulations and the expense required to meet them, many physicians closed their laboratories or sharply reduced the number of tests they perform.
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