Voicebrook, on Wednesday October 07, 2020
Just a few more days until the College of American Pathologists' Annual Meeting kicks off! This year will look a little different due to the pandemic, but it's still bound to be a great time of collaboration and education.
Voicebrook, on Tuesday September 22, 2020
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) responded to the College of American Pathologists' advocacy by giving laboratories additional relief and more flexibility to meet new COVID-19 data reporting requirements during the current pandemic. Top agency officials stated during a presentation on September 9 that the government would only penalize laboratories for failing to report positive or negative test results, and laboratories would further receive a three-week grace period to meet new rules.
Voicebrook, on Tuesday September 08, 2020
The American Society for Clinical Pathology unites more than 100,000 anatomic and clinical pathologists, medical laboratory professionals, residents and students to accelerate the advancement of laboratory medicine. This week, the organization's ASCP 2020 Annual Meeting kicks off as an entirely virtual experience.
Voicebrook, on Tuesday August 25, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is now testing potential new measures for future use in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Cost category. Field testing of these measures began August 17 and will continue through September 18.
Voicebrook, on Monday August 24, 2020
Dr. Kamran Mirza's face lights up as he recounts the story: One of his pathology colleagues in the United Kingdom left work late at night this July, and noticed a trainee huddled at a computer. Curious, he asked the trainee what he was up to. The response? The trainee was studying on PathElective.com.
"This was a histopathology trainee in the UK, and that blew me away. That was amazing," says Dr. Mirza.