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Identify and apply Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA) regulations appropriate to the program. (I)
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Describe the importance of specimen collection in the overall patient
care system. (II)
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Describe and apply quality assurance in phlebotomy and specimen
processing. (III)
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Describe and apply Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) guidelines and laboratory safety in phlebotomy and specimen
processing. (IV)
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Define basic terms/codes related to phlebotomy, laboratory testing,
and specimen processing. (V)
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Describe and use basic equipment, various types of additives, and
special precautions when collecting and processing specimens for
clinical analysis of blood constituents. (III- VI, X)
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Describe the coagulation cascade and how it relates to the selection
of tubes for blood specimen collection. (VII)
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Identify and describe the anatomy and physiology of the hand and arm.
(VIII)
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Perform proper procedures in basic venous blood collection. (IX)
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Describe and use various basic methods involved in specimen handling,
referral procedures, storage, and transporting laboratory specimens.
(X)
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