There is CLIA waived and CLIA moderately complex (OK, there is CLIA BIG TIME, but I doubt any docs are running that out of their office)
The rules are a lot tighter on moderately complex and many of the things you want are in the waived catagory: Hgb, strep screen, UCG, U/A dips are all done in our office
HgbA1C, Cholesterol, mono spot, Influenza screens, Lead levels are also available in waived form but we do not run them.
While we do not make a lot of money on the tests, it allows us to make clinical decisions quickly. The profit margin is not large enough to do it strictly for the money.
The same Medical Assistants that take vitals and put patients in the room also do the testing, so we do not have separate Lab Tech fees. There is little additional labor overhead.
