Therapeutic phlebotomies

[R1R2]

Hi all,

 

The laboratory currently performs therapeutic phlebotomies on outpatients.  We will be discontinuing this task and it will be taken over by an outpatient infusion center.   In the past, CAP inspected the laboratory and their therapeutic phlebotomy activities.   The outpatient infusion center would like to know who will be responsible for inspecting them now that they are performing therapeutic phlebotomies.  Does anyone have a similar setup?

[tricore]

Is the outpatient infusion center accredited by The Joint Commission?  If so, they will inspect.

[R1R2]

Is the outpatient infusion center accredited by The Joint Commission?  If so, they will inspect.

Thank you for your response.  That was my thought but I wanted to make sure.   Actually, the infusion center is inspected by DNV.  

[pbaker]

Do you still perform IP therapeutic phlebotomies?  We are phasing out our OP service, but still have 1 or 2 IP requests per year.  The blood bank currently performs those, but I am really concerned about competency with that few.  Just wondering who does those in other facilities?

[R1R2]

Do you still perform IP therapeutic phlebotomies?  We are phasing out our OP service, but still have 1 or 2 IP requests per year.  The blood bank currently performs those, but I am really concerned about competency with that few.  Just wondering who does those in other facilities?

A contracted agency performs inpatient therapeutic phlebotomies.  They also perform plasma, red cell exchanges.