By Joseph Burns, from the Volume XXIII No. 10 – July 25, 2016 issue
IT IS CERTAINLY SIGNIFICANT NEWS FOR THE PATHOLOGY PROFESSION that a respected pathologist—indeed a pathology chair—is alleged to be involved in covering up a misdiagnosis of cancer for a patient who then had a healthy essential organ surgically removed.
And the story doesn’t end there. It is further alleged in court documents that, when a whistleblower
By Robert Michel, from the Volume XIX No. 14 - October 8, 2012 issue
CEO SUMMARY: One new byword coming to healthcare in the United States is the “continuously-learning healthcare system.” At the upcoming Lab Quality Confab in San Antonio next month, lab managers and pathologists can learn more about how to achieve and sustain continuous improvement in their laboratory organization. Pathologists and lab managers who have been active
By Robert Michel, from the Volume XV No. 4 - March 24, 2008 issue
CEO SUMMARY: Lab directors and pathologists should take notice of disturbing new developments in enforcement of CLIA regulations. During the past year, CMS officials have revoked the CLIA certification of several hospital laboratories for what are, essentially, inadvertent violations of proficiency testing (PT) procedures. Revocation of lab’s CLIA certification lasts for one year, and also
