Main Line Clinical Laboratories - Regulatory Compliance

Main Line Health Laboratories (MLHL) has developed its own regulatory compliance program which is consistent with the Main Line Health System (MLHS) Compliance Plan, but is specifically focused on the compliance issues relevant to clinical laboratories as described in the “Office of Inspector General’s Compliance Program Guidance for Laboratories.

The MLHL Compliance Program adds to the MLHS Compliance Program such elements as are necessary to ensure that MLHL conducts its activities in a manner consistent with relevant federal and state laws and regulations governing the operation of clinical laboratories.

The Main Line Health System has appointed a Laboratory Compliance Officer, who is responsible for overseeing and monitoring the implementation of the MLHL Compliance Program. The Laboratory Compliance Officer works with the MLHS Corporate Compliance Office, appropriate members of MLHL management, and the MLHL Compliance Committee, to develop a MLHL Compliance Work plan to guide implementation of the MLHL Compliance Program.

The elements of the MLHL Compliance Program also include The MLHL Code of Conduct, employee education and training, monitoring, and investigation and remediation.

To learn more about the Main Line Health Laboratories Compliance Program, please contact:

Pat LePore
Main Line Health
Compliance & Privacy Officer
610-645-6437
lepore@mlhs.org

Judy Gilbert
Administrative Director
Chairperson, MLHL Compliance Committee
Main Line Health Laboratories
610-645-2630
gilbertj@mlhs.org

More About Regulatory Compliance...

	Privacy Statement Main Line Health Laboratories opertes in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) which was designed to enhance the privacy and security of health information and to standardize health care transactions. More Info!
	Medicare Coverage Policies for Clinical Laboratory Tests (January 2004) This reference guide for limited coverage tests contains the Medicare Medical Policy Bulletins that apply to laboratory services that may require an Advanced Beneficiary Notice (ABN) be presented to and signed by a Medicare patient. (Note: This is a PDF file. Adobe Reader is required to view.) View Policy Manual!

Acknowledgement:
I acknowledge that coverage policies contained therein are not a substitute for the ICD-9-CM manual and that Main Line Health Laboratories (MLHL) cannot recommend specific diagnosis codes. MLHL can only submit to the local Medicare carrier, HGSA Administrators, the diagnosis information supplied by the ordering physician or his/her designated staff members. All ICD-9-CM codes must be medically appropriate for the patient's condition and consistent with the information found in the patient's medical record for the date of service.

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