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2014 Revisions to 2013 ASHI Standards - Now Open for Public Comment
Dear ASHI Member,

The Quality Assurance and Standards Committee (QAS) has been working on updates to the 2013 ASHI Standards. There have been a variety of revisions recommended, but we wish to draw your particular attention to the following:
  • D.5.2.11 - "Laboratories Performing RFLP methods" has been deleted and in its place a new section on Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) has been added.
  • A number of new definitions pertaining to NGS have been added to the glossary.
  • D.5.3.8 - A new section on Virtual Crossmatching has been added.
  • All of the guidance sections now have reference numbers.
These proposed changes to the Standards have been submitted to the ASHI Board and the Accreditation Review Board (ARB) for review and comment. Now we seek your comments and suggestions.

Click here to view a redline version of the proposed 2014 Standards. Please carefully consider these proposed changes to the current standards and send your comments to Leslie Clark at ASHI Headquarters no later than September 5, 2014.

QAS will respond to all comments received during the public comment period. Implementation of revisions to the standards will be on January 1, 2015, following CMS review.

Please remember that the QAS Committee has certain constraints when responding to your comments. There are two that are noteworthy. First, the proposed standards may not be made more stringent based upon membership comments without a subsequent round of public comment; therefore, such comments will be deferred until the next round of revisions unless the comments are of extraordinary importance. Second, all ASHI Standards must be at least as stringent as the CMS (CLIA) regulations; therefore, proposals that advocate lesser stringency cannot be considered.

QAS has worked together to get the proposal to this point; now we need your input. All comments received will be addressed by QAS and our responses will be posted on the ASHI website later this year. We are most appreciative of your participation in the continual improvement process for the ASHI Standards. Thank you in advance for your time.

Sincerely,

Christina Bishop, PhD, D(ABHI),
QAS Co-Chair

Linda Dunn, BA, MT(ASCP), CLS, 
QAS Co-Chair
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