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A Statement by College of American Pathologists (CAP) President R. Bruce Williams, MD, FCAP on Final Next-Generation Sequencing Medicare Coverage Proposal
Washington, DC — “The CAP applauds the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for revising its final national coverage determination (NCD) policy for next-generation sequencing (NGS) to...
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Pathologists Quality Registry Approved to Include More Quality Measures for 2019
The Pathologists Quality Registry expands its quality measures in 2019 to include additional measures for timely and accurate diagnosis of cancer, bloodstream infections, and heart attacks....
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Beating Cancer Begins with Targeted Therapy
A Pathologist Shares Her Own Breast Cancer Journey and the Promise of Precision Medicine NORTHFIELD, IL – She was a young mother with an infant son and a 4-year-old daughter when she was diagnosed...
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Austin State Hospital Laboratory Celebrates 55 Years of Continuous CAP Accreditation
The Austin State Hospital Regional Laboratory in Austin, Texas, began its commitment to maintaining the highest standards in laboratory medicine when Angelyn Smith M.T. (ASCP), helped achieve CAP...
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CAP Files Legal Brief Supporting Challenge to Correct Scheme for Setting Medicare Fees for Clinical Laboratory Tests
The CAP argues the administration failed to follow congressional intent when establishing market-based payment reforms for clinical laboratory services. WASHINGTON — The College of American...
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CAP Program Empowers Pathologists to Lead Optimal Test Ordering
Most recent module uses algorithmic approach to guide colon cancer testing Northfield, IL — Colorectal cancer is among most common cancers in the U.S., and yet diagnosing it is increasingly...
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CDC awards the College of American Pathologists five-year cancer reporting grant
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded the College of American Pathologists (CAP) a five-year, $300,000/year collaborative grant to further address standardization and...
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New Illustrated Mycology Guide Aids Accurate Diagnostics
NORTHFIELD, IL — Helping pathologists and medical technologists quickly, correctly identify more than 100 types of pathogenic fungi, the new Color Atlas of Mycology from the College of American...
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URAC, NCQA Urged to Adopt Health Plan Network Adequacy Standards
Regulators must require health plans to maintain adequate networks of hospital-based physicians to protect patients from high medical bills. WASHINGTON, DC — Hospital-based physicians urged...
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Evidence-based lymphoma pathology guideline open for comment
Multidisciplinary Guidance Focuses on Specimen Requirements for Diagnosis of Lymphoma Northfield, IL — Medical practitioners are challenged to diagnose lymphoma on samples of decreasing tissue...
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Powerful Search Tool Now Accesses CAP CME
CAP Collaborates to Advance Medical Learning Northfield, IL — Making it easier for pathologists to keep pace with changing medical practice and maintain board certification, the College of...
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CAP Statement on US District Court Opinion on Lawsuit Against HHS
Washington, DC — College of American Pathologists (CAP) President R. Bruce Williams, MD, FCAP issued the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in American...
