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The College of American Pathologists (CAP) and the National Society for Histotechnology (NSH) have partnered to produce guidelines for Uniform Labeling of Slides and Blocks in Surgical Pathology. We invite CAP and NSH members to participate in the open comment … Continue reading →

Massachusetts Society is hosting the 2014 Region 1 Meeting on April 5 & 6.  Check out the flyer for more info! April_2014_Save_the_Date_Flyer_

The CLA survey was deployed earlier this week: http://survey.highroadsolution.com/votingmodule/s180/f/543947/17fa/ The survey has been sent out to over 88,000 in the ASCP database, with approximately 1100 responses rec’d within the 1st 36 hours

At the last minute of Saturday August  31st, , Governor Cuomo signed into law an amendment (A6124) extending the NYS SED limited license deadline (which terminated on 9/1/13)  for another 3 years in order to provide individuals seeking employment in … Continue reading →

ASCP ACTION ALERT TARGETS CMS MASSIVE CUTS IN PATHOLOGY/LABORATORY REIMBURSEMENT THREATEN PATIENT ACCESS, JOBS, AND LAB OPERATIONS ASCP recently urged you to contact Congress about the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed cuts in reimbursement for essential pathology … Continue reading →

The 2013 Nursing and Allied Health Care Professionals Workforce Survey Report shows that the aging health care workforce and population, combined with health care reform, will increase demand for many health care professionals and expand the roles and necessary skill … Continue reading →

CONTACT CONGRESS ABOUT MASSIVE CUTS IN PATHOLOGY/LABORATORY REIMBURSEMENT THESE CUTS COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT JOB LOSS AND LABORATORY CLOSURES Massive cuts in payment rates for pathology and laboratory services could occur as a result of a proposed regulation from the … Continue reading →

This is the last call for members to submit to be HOD Delegates and Alternates The annual meeting of the House of Delegates of the National Society for Histotechnology will convene on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 in Providence, R.I. For … Continue reading →

Dear Colleague, The Senate Appropriations Committee is expected to consider the Labor, Health and Human Services (LHHS) bill that will provide fiscal year (FY) 2014 funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Although we don’t know when the House … Continue reading →

Location: http://www.nyhisto.com/membership.htm Notes: Reminder, renew your NYSHS membership. Active membership is one year, running from July 1st to June 30th. Membership forms are available on the NYSHS website.