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A clinical lab at Ohio State University's medical center mishandled proficiency examples and has been told by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that it is in "immediate jeopardy," reports The Columbus Dispatch. The paper adds that the lab sent out proficiency test samples to another lab for confirmation, which it notes is not allowed. Ohio State notes that the error was caught by lab administrators and was reported by them to CMS; the school is also filing an appeal. "Once CMS reviews this additional information, Ohio State is confident that the government's concerns will be addressed," the school added in a statement.