1. The practical guide to the U.S. Physician office laboratory (POL) Part two: Testing and related reporting Laboratory Informatics Institute May 2014

2. Test complexity. Common tests. Reporting. 3. Complexity High complexity. Moderate complexity: Including provider performed microscopy (PPM) testing. Waived complexity. Most POL testing is waived complexity. 4. Commonly performed laboratory tests Urine analysis Urine pregnancy Blood occult Glucose blood Pathology consult during surgery Crystal identification by microscope Sperm identification and analyses 5. Bilirubin total Blood gasses Complete blood count Bone marrow smear Blood bank services Transfusion medicine 6. Reporting Reimbursement rates are set by individual insurance providers and plans. Billing personnel should check with the appropriate plans to ascertain reimbursement. Reporting requires test results to pass through a set of validation and quality control measures before being compiled into a report for the physician. 7. Patient reports contain patient information, including demographic information, physician information, and whether results were in normal limits. Other types of reports generated include summary, daily totals, test totals, billing, and quality control reports. These are often generated through a laboratory information system (LIS). 8. For more information Link to white paper with references: http://tinyurl.com/oqorxvu Contact the institute via our website: http://tinyurl.com/o5o23fp