Stroger Hospital could lose federal funding and recognition of its laboratories if it doesn't fix problems identified by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
CMS inspectors found Stroger labs to be non-compliant with federal standards in December, citing issues in bacteriology and high-complexity testing. It also cited problems with the laboratory director and with the labs' technical supervisor.
A March re-inspection determined some of those problems had not been fixed, and found new issues with the hospital's analytic systems and its post-analytical procedures. The hopsital was notified of the latest infractions April 1.
See the full story at Chi-Town Daily News.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
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