Understanding CLIA Licenses: What Every Aculabs Client Should Know A guide for skilled nursing facility owners, administrators, and directors of nursing At Aculabs, we believe an informed client is a protected client. One area that generates a lot of understandable confusion is the alphabet soup of CLIA certifications and licenses that surround laboratory services

Why Following Manufacturer's Guidelines Matters for CLIA-Waived Testing in Skilled Nursing Facilities CLIA-waived tests have become indispensable tools in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). Point-of-care glucose meters, urinalysis dipsticks, rapid strep and flu tests, INR monitors, and rapid COVID-19 assays allow nursing staff to obtain timely results without sending specimens to an outside laboratory. But