Choose the best match for each item. Use an answer only once.
A. central laboratory for the national public health system
B. voluntary process to obtain recognition for institutions meeting certain standards
C. agency within DHHS responsible for implementing CLIA '88
D. federal act that specifies minimum performance standards for clinical labs
E. process by which specimens are logged in and assigned an ID code
F. agency that offers accreditation to physician office laboratories
G. study of factors that determine disease frequency
H. independent agency that accredits hospitals and large health care facilities
I. international, nonprofit organization that establishes standards of best current practice for laboratories
J. physician specially trained in the nature and cause of disease
A. CDC
B. accreditation
C. CMS
D. CLIA '88
E. accessioning
F. COLA
G. epidemiology
H. the Joint Commission
I. CLSI (formerly NCCLS)
J. pathologist
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