Voicebrook, on Tuesday October 12, 2021
The College of American Pathologists (CAP) released its 2021 edition of the CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program checklists. The checklists outline the stringent requirements laboratories must achieve to comply with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) regulations for laboratory testing.
Voicebrook, on Tuesday September 28, 2021
The College of American Pathologists (CAP) wraps up its annual meeting today. CAP21 “Advancing Medicine Today & Tomorrow” gave members the option to attend virtually or in-person at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago, Ill. from Sept. 25-28.
The CAP recognized several of its members for their contributions to pathology and laboratory medicine during CAP21.
Voicebrook, on Tuesday September 14, 2021
Voicebrook, on Tuesday August 31, 2021
The College of American Pathologists' (CAP) new evidence-based clinical practice guideline, “Laboratory Detection and Initial Diagnosis of Monoclonal Gammopathies,” establishes recommendations that pathologists and clinicians can implement to better manage testing and improve the accurate diagnoses of patients with monoclonal gammopathies (MGs). The guideline was published August 4, 2021, as an early online release in Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine.
Voicebrook, on Tuesday August 17, 2021
The College of American Pathologists is updating its 2014 evidence-based guideline “Principles of Analytic Validation of Immunohistochemical (IHC) Assays.” An expert panel has drafted updated recommendations, which are now open for comment until August 25, 2021.
All stakeholders—pathologists, histotechnologists, laboratory personnel, and quality managers—are encouraged to provide feedback on these draft recommendations.