Integrated Dermatology Of I Street

CLIA Laboratory Citation Details

4
Total Citations
9
Total Deficiencyies
7
Unique D-Tags
CMS Certification Number 09D2131870
Address 900 17th Street Suite 300, Washington, DC, 20006
City Washington
State DC
Zip Code20006
Phone(202) 293-3990

Citation History (4 surveys)

Survey - July 28, 2026

Survey Type: Standard

Survey Event ID: D02311

Deficiency Tags: D5401 D5417 D0000 D5413 D5473

Summary:

Summary Statement of Deficiencies D0000 A recertification survey was conducted on 7/28/26. Standard level deficiencies were cited. D5401 PROCEDURE MANUAL CFR(s): 493.1251(a) (a) A written procedures manual for all tests, assays, and examinations performed by the laboratory must be available to, and followed by, laboratory personnel. Textbooks may supplement but not replace the laboratory's written procedures for testing or examining specimens. This STANDARD is not met as evidenced by: Based on review of the laboratory's procedure, maintenance logs, and in an interview with the consultant, the laboratory failed to ensure that temperature and humidity ranges were consistent between their written procedures and logs for 19 of 19 months. Findings included: 1. Review of the laboratory's written procedure included room humidity defined as, "Humidity should be no greater than 60%"; cryostat internal temperature defined as, "Cryostats are kept within a range of -18 to -31 degrees C." 2. Review of "Hematoxylin and Eosin Staining Maintenance Log" (s) from 1/2025 through 7/2026 included the following defined temperature and humidity ranges: "Cryostat Temp Value -24C - -30C, Humidty [sic] no greater than 63%." 3. During an interview on 7/28/26 at 11:00 am, the consultant confirmed the inconsistent temperature and humidity ranges between the procedure and the logs. D5413 TEST SYSTEMS, EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS, REAGENT CFR(s): 493.1252(b) (b) The laboratory must define criteria for those conditions that are essential for proper storage of reagents and specimens, accurate and reliable test system operation, and test result reporting. The criteria must be consistent with the manufacturer's Statement of Deficiencies (X1) Provider/Supplier/CLIA Identification Number (X3) Date Survey Completed Name of Provider or Supplier Street Address, City, State -- 1 of 3 -- instructions, if provided. These conditions must be monitored and documented and, if applicable, include the following: (b)(1) Water quality. (b)(2) Temperature. (b)(3) Humidity. (b)(4) Protection of equipment and instruments from fluctuations and interruptions in electrical current that adversely affect patient test results and test reports. This STANDARD is not met as evidenced by: Based on direct observation, review of manufacturer's instructions, review of temperature logs, and in an interview with the consultant, the laboratory failed to monitor and document room temperature of a storage room where Eosin-Y stains were stored for 19 of 19 months. Findings included: 1. During a tour of the clinic on 7 /28/26 at 10:10 am, a flammable cabinet in the storage room was observed with 3 bottles (473 ml) of Epredia Eosin-Y stain (lot number 168752, expiration date 09-12- 2027). 2. Review of the manufacturer's instructions on the bottle included storage requirements defined as "15C - 30C." 3. Review of temperature logs from 2025 and 2026 did not include temperature monitoring for the storage room. 4. During an interview on 7/28/26 at 10:10 am, the consultant confirmed the storage room was not monitored and documented for room temperature. D5417 TEST SYSTEMS, EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS, REAGENT CFR(s): 493.1252(d) (d) Reagents, solutions, culture media, control materials, calibration materials, and other supplies must not be used when they have exceeded their expiration date, have deteriorated, or are of substandard quality. This STANDARD is not met as evidenced by: Based on direct observation and in an interview with the consultant, the laboratory failed to ensure 4 of 4 expired reagents were not available for use during specimen processing for Mohs procedures. Findings included: 1. During a tour of the laboratory on 7/28/26 at 10:15 am, the following expired tissue marking dyes and mounting medium were observed stored in plastic drawers: One bottle of Epredia Shandon- Mount (60 mL), Lot 138354, expiration date 1/17/2026 One bottle of Cancer Diagnostics, Inc CDI's Tissue Marking Dyes (RED, 59ML), Lot 24015, expiration date 1/31/2026 One bottle of Cancer Diagnostics, Inc CDI's Tissue Marking Dyes (BLUE, 59ML), Lot 24012, expiration date1/31/2026 One bottle of Cancer Diagnostics, Inc CDI's Tissue Marking Dyes (GREEN, 59ML), Lot 23363, expiration date 12/31/2025 2. During an interview on 7/28/26 at 10:15 am, the consultant reviewed and confirmed the reagents were expired. D5473 CONTROL PROCEDURES CFR(s): 493.1256(e)(2)(g) (e)(2) Each day of use (unless otherwise specified in this subpart), test staining materials for intended reactivity to ensure predictable staining characteristics. Control materials for both positive and negative reactivity must be included, as appropriate. This STANDARD is not met as evidenced by: Based on review of the laboratory's procedure, control slide logs, test volume, and in an interview with the consultant, the laboratory failed to define intended reactivity to -- 2 of 3 -- ensure predictable Hematoxylin & Eosin (H&E) staining characteristics when documenting the quality for one of one stain. Findings included: 1. Review of the laboratory's procedure and "CONTROL SLIDE LOG" (first patient slide of the day documented for quality, total of 28) from 2/14/24 to 7/8/26 did not include defined H&E intended reactivity to ensure predictable staining characteristics. 2. Review of the laboratory's annual test volume was 300 (Histopathology - Mohs). 3. During an interview on 7/28/26 at 11:00 am, the consultant confirmed the laboratory had not defined intended reactivity to ensure predictable H&E staining characteristics. -- 3 of 3 --

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Survey - February 18, 2022

Survey Type: Standard

Survey Event ID: JCFB11

Deficiency Tags: D5411 D5417

Summary:

Summary Statement of Deficiencies D5411 TEST SYSTEMS, EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS, REAGENT CFR(s): 493.1252(a) Test systems must be selected by the laboratory. The testing must be performed following the manufacturer's instructions and in a manner that provides test results within the laboratory's stated performance specifications for each test system as determined under 493.1253. This STANDARD is not met as evidenced by: Based on review laboratory logs, interview with the testing person (TP), and the medical assistant (MA) at 1:00 PM, The lab did not perform maintenance procedures on all lab equipment to ensure accurate and reliable patient testing. Findings: 1. The lab performs MOHS surgery. The lab prepares slides with patient tissue collected during the surgery procedures for review by the pathologist. 2. The autoclave is used to sterilizes tools used during surgery procedures. 3. The lab did not perform spore checks on the autoclave to ensure contamination was not present. 4. The MA stated that she was unaware that spore checks needed to be performed on the autoclave. 5. The TP confirmed that spore checks were not performed on the autoclave to ensure contamination was not present. D5417 TEST SYSTEMS, EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS, REAGENT CFR(s): 493.1252(d) Reagents, solutions, culture media, control materials, calibration materials, and other supplies must not be used when they have exceeded their expiration date, have deteriorated, or are of substandard quality. This STANDARD is not met as evidenced by: Based on review of the written procedure manual, review of Histopathology reagents, Statement of Deficiencies (X1) Provider/Supplier/CLIA Identification Number (X3) Date Survey Completed Name of Provider or Supplier Street Address, City, State -- 1 of 2 -- and interview with the testing person at 11:30 AM, the lab failed to ensure that reagents were not used beyond the expiration date. Findings: 1. The lab performs MOHS surgery. The lab prepares slides with patient tissue collected during surgery procedures for review by the pathologist. 2. The Eosin stain used for slide preparation had expired in December 2021. The bottle was opened in the year 2022 and used for testing. 3 The testing person (TP) did not realize the stain had expired. The TP stated that the stain was ordered from a different vendor and the expiration date was shorter. He was unsure of the exact date the stain was opened. 4. The written procedure manual QA procedure states that reagents must not be used when expired. 5. The TP confirmed that the Histopathology Eosin stain used for patent testing expired in December 2021. -- 2 of 2 --

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Survey - December 9, 2019

Survey Type: Standard

Survey Event ID: EC4N11

Deficiency Tags: D5211

Summary:

Summary Statement of Deficiencies D5211 EVALUATION OF PROFICIENCY TESTING PERFORMANCE CFR(s): 493.1236(a) The laboratory must review and evaluate the results obtained on proficiency testing performed as specified in subpart H of this part. This STANDARD is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review and interview, the records for the laboratory proficiency checks for MOHS surgery microscopic analysis were not reviewed in a reliable manner and did not ensure that the proficiency checks were performed. Findings: 1. The laboratory submits MOHS cases for peer review biannually for proficiency checks; 2. The peer review records for cases submitted June 2018 did not have documentation showing the result of the peer review and were not signed by the reviewer; 3. The peer review records for cases submitted January 2019 did not have documentation showing the printed name of the reviewer and the surveyor was unable to determine the name of the reviewer from the reviewers signature. Statement of Deficiencies (X1) Provider/Supplier/CLIA Identification Number (X3) Date Survey Completed Name of Provider or Supplier Street Address, City, State -- 1 of 1 --

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Survey - February 26, 2018

Survey Type: Standard

Survey Event ID: E1K311

Deficiency Tags: D5413

Summary:

Summary Statement of Deficiencies D5413 TEST SYSTEMS, EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS, REAGENT CFR(s): 493.1252(b) The laboratory must define criteria for those conditions that are essential for proper storage of reagents and specimens, accurate and reliable test system operation, and test result reporting. The criteria must be consistent with the manufacturer's instructions, if provided. These conditions must be monitored and documented and, if applicable, include the following: (1) Water quality. (2) Temperature. (3) Humidity. (4) Protection of equipment and instruments from fluctuations and interruptions in electrical current that adversely affect patient test results and test reports. This STANDARD is not met as evidenced by: Based on the review of the laboratory's policies and procedures and the manufacturer's instructions, and interview with the Mohs Technician on February 26, 2017 at approximately 3:30 PM, the laboratory failed to develop environmental monitoring mechanism to ensure that the two (2) equipment used with Mohs procedure were stored and operated in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications (cryostat and microscope). The findings included: 1. Review of the Leica's (manufacturer of the cryostat) instructions for storage and operation of the cryostat revealed that the cryostat must be operated consistently, between 18-35 degrees centigrade (C). The storage of the cryostat must be between 5-50C. It should be noted that the cryostat is operated and stored in different rooms. Review of the laboratory's procedure manual did not reveal instructions to monitor the room temperature where the cryostat is stored or operated. 2. Review of the Leica's (manufacturer cryostat) instructions for storage and operation revealed that the maximum non-condensing relative humidity to be 60%. Review of the laboratory's procedure manual did not reveal instructions to monitor the relative humidity where the cryostat is stored or operated. 3. Review of the Leica's (manufacturer of the microscope) instructions revealed that the operating temperature to be between 10-40C and the storage temperature to be between -20-52 C. It should be further noted that the microscope is operated and stored in different Statement of Deficiencies (X1) Provider/Supplier/CLIA Identification Number (X3) Date Survey Completed Name of Provider or Supplier Street Address, City, State -- 1 of 2 -- rooms. Review of the laboratory's procedure manual did not reveal instructions to monitor the room temperature where the microscope is stored or operated. 4. Interview with staff confirmed the lack of monitoring mechanism for the room temperature and the relative humidity where the cryostat and the microscope are stored and operated. -- 2 of 2 --

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