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A '''physician office laboratory''' ('''POL''') is a physician-, partnership-, or group-maintained [[laboratory]] that performs diagnostic tests or examines specimens in order to diagnose, prevent, and/or treat a disease or impairment in a patient as part of the physician practice.<ref name="CMSPOLDef">{{cite web |url=http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/Manuals/downloads/clm104c16.pdf |format=PDF |title=Chapter 16 - Laboratory Services |work=Medicare Claims Processing Manual |publisher=Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |date=20 June 2013 |accessdate=3 April 2014}}</ref><ref name="WasPOLEP">{{cite web |url=http://www.wadsworth.org/labcert/polep/ |title=Physician Office Laboratory Evaluation Program (POLEP) |publisher=Wadsworth Center New York State Department of Health |accessdate=3 April 2014}}</ref> | A '''physician office laboratory''' ('''POL''') is a physician-, partnership-, or group-maintained [[laboratory]] that performs diagnostic tests or examines specimens in order to diagnose, prevent, and/or treat a disease or impairment in a patient as part of the physician practice.<ref name="CMSPOLDef">{{cite web |url=http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/Manuals/downloads/clm104c16.pdf |format=PDF |title=Chapter 16 - Laboratory Services |work=Medicare Claims Processing Manual |publisher=Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |date=20 June 2013 |accessdate=3 April 2014}}</ref><ref name="WasPOLEP">{{cite web |url=http://www.wadsworth.org/labcert/polep/ |title=Physician Office Laboratory Evaluation Program (POLEP) |publisher=Wadsworth Center New York State Department of Health |accessdate=3 April 2014}}</ref> The POL shows up in primary care physician offices as well as the offices of specialists like urologists, hematologists, gynecologists, and endocrinologists. In many countries like the United States, the physician office laboratory is considered a [[clinical laboratory]] and is thus regulated by federal, state, and/or local laws affecting such laboratories.<ref name="WasPOLEP" /><ref name="CDPHLabs">{{cite web |url=http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/lfs/Documents/POL-FAQ.pdf |format=PDF |title=Physician Office Laboratories or Clinics - Frequently Asked Questions about Clinical Laboratory Licensing and Registration |publisher=California Department of Public Health |date=May 2008 |accessdate=3 April 2014}}</ref> | ||
In early 2011, researchers estimated the worldwide market for ''in vitro'' diagnostic company sales from over 100 companies to POLs was valued at around $2.3 billion U.S.<ref name="ReutHealthcareCosts">{{cite web |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/10/idUS249575+10-Feb-2011+MW20110210 |title=Healthcare Cost Worries Boost Physician Office Lab Market |publisher=Thomson Reuters |date=10 February 2011 |accessdate=3 April 2014}}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 19:54, 3 April 2014
A physician office laboratory (POL) is a physician-, partnership-, or group-maintained laboratory that performs diagnostic tests or examines specimens in order to diagnose, prevent, and/or treat a disease or impairment in a patient as part of the physician practice.[1][2] The POL shows up in primary care physician offices as well as the offices of specialists like urologists, hematologists, gynecologists, and endocrinologists. In many countries like the United States, the physician office laboratory is considered a clinical laboratory and is thus regulated by federal, state, and/or local laws affecting such laboratories.[2][3]
In early 2011, researchers estimated the worldwide market for in vitro diagnostic company sales from over 100 companies to POLs was valued at around $2.3 billion U.S.[4]
References
- ↑ "Chapter 16 - Laboratory Services" (PDF). Medicare Claims Processing Manual. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. 20 June 2013. http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/Manuals/downloads/clm104c16.pdf. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Physician Office Laboratory Evaluation Program (POLEP)". Wadsworth Center New York State Department of Health. http://www.wadsworth.org/labcert/polep/. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ↑ "Physician Office Laboratories or Clinics - Frequently Asked Questions about Clinical Laboratory Licensing and Registration" (PDF). California Department of Public Health. May 2008. http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/lfs/Documents/POL-FAQ.pdf. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ↑ "Healthcare Cost Worries Boost Physician Office Lab Market". Thomson Reuters. 10 February 2011. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/10/idUS249575+10-Feb-2011+MW20110210. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
