Directory of top Medical Laboratories in Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Taxonomy Code 291U00000X
The directory of Medical Laboratories in Anchorage, Alaska was last updated 6/30/2024
Adl Inc3200 PROVIDENCE DR, ANCHORAGE, AK Telephone Number: (907)-565-2211 Disease Pathologist |
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Date NPI Record created: 10/25/2005 |
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Anchorage Pathology Group2801 DEBARR RD, CLIINICAL LAB, ANCHORAGE, AK Telephone Number: (907)-264-1171 Disease Pathologist |
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Date NPI Record created: 8/30/2006 |
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Medical Laboratories
Taxonomy Code 291U00000X
Classification: Clinical Medical Laboratory
Description
(1) A clinical laboratory is a facility for the biological, microbiological, serological, chemical, immunohematological, hematological, biophysical, cytological, pathological, or other examination of materials derived from the human body for the purpose of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any disease or impairment of, human beings. These examinations also include procedures to determine, measure, or otherwise describe the presence or absence of various substances or organisms in the body. Facilities only collecting or preparing specimens (or both) or only serving as a mailing service and not performing testing are not considered clinical laboratories. (2) Any facility that examines materials from the human body for purposes of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any disease or impairment of, or the assessment of, the health of human beings. Typical divisions of a clinical laboratory include hematology, cytology, bacteriology, histology, biochemistry, medical toxicology, and serology.
Notes
Source: (1) Code of Federal Regulations #42, Public Health, Section 493.2. (2) ) Lexikon: Dictionary of Health Care Terms, Organizations and Acronyms for the Era of Reform, The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois: 1994, p. 186.
