Current Events
NC Society of Cytology Winter Meeting
February 3-4, 2012
Hilton RTP
RTP, NC
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2012 Annual MSC Spring Meeting
March 30-31
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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18th International Congress of Cytology
Cytology Paris 2013
May 26-30, 2013
Paris, France
www.cytologyparis2013.com
info@cytologyparis2013.com
New American Cancer Society Process for Creating Trustworthy Cancer Screening Guidelines
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is planning to rescind its recent rule requiring a physician's signature on requisitions for laboratory tests reimbursed under the Medicare clinical laboratory fee schedule. The CMS rule proved very controversial and prompted not only the collective opposition of the entire laboratory coalition but also the American Medical Association and a number of other medical specialty societies. ASCP, in tandem with its partners in the Clinical Laboratory Coalition, mounted an aggressive campaign to protest the proposal. In total, ASCP members wrote more than 2,000 letters in opposition to the rule. CMS also received a letter from 89 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and another letter from more than 30 U.S. Senators. In announcing the agency's intent to withdraw the rule, it was mentioned that the agency would officially withdraw the rule well in advance of the April 1 date that the rule was supposed to go into effect.
Laboratory Personnel Standards, letter to California Department of Health
The ASCT is pleased to share the results of the 2009 Wage and Employment Survey. Each year since 1983, the ASCT has surveyed individual cytotechnologists to monitor employment trends in our profession. Our goal for this survey is to support cytotechnologists in the workforce with data that highlights current and future workforce issues.
Physician Signature Requirement Burdens Labs, Jeopardizes Patients- Click to read more
Current Resources
Federal Register Notice of COLA Pathology Withdrawal
ASC Future of Cytopathology Summit--White Paper (5-3-10)
Appendix A Current Skill Set Comments
Appendix B Implications of Change Comments
Appendix C Potential Strategies Discussion Grid
Appendix D Significant Theme Comments
Joint Commission 2010 Newsletter
New ACOG Guidelines Impacting the Age/Frequency of Screening 2009
Cytotechnologist Workforce Bibliography of Contemporary Issues
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