Current Updates and News on Guidelines and Algorithms
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CMS Will Not Enforce Physician-Signature Rule on Requisitions |
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Thursday, 07 April 2011 09:02 |
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Officials at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will continue to delay enforcement of a rule requiring physician signatures on paper requisitions for medical laboratory tests.
According to an article in Dark Daily, CMS will not enforce the rule due to concerns raised by pathologists, lab directors, and other providers who were concerned about the negative effect this rule would have on patient care.
In December 2010, CMS officials announced they would delay enforcement of the rule, which was to take effect January 1, 2011, until the second quarter of 2011. |
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CDC Publishes New Diagnosis and Treatment Guidelines for STDs |
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Wednesday, 29 December 2010 15:40 |
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of individuals at risk for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The CDC updated the guidelines after consultation with a group of professionals knowledgeable in the field of STDs who met in Atlanta on April 18-30, 2009. The data updates the 2006 Guidelines for Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (MMWR 2006;55[No. RR-11]).
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NCCN Offers New Patient Guidelines for Breast and Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer |
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Monday, 18 October 2010 15:01 |
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The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN) recently presented new guidelines for breast cancer and non-small cell lung cancer.
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Experts Issue New Guidelines on Breast Cancer Drugs |
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Wednesday, 14 July 2010 08:50 |
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A group of cancer experts issued new guidelines on the best way to use two classes of hormone therapies for estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer.
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Study Finds Some PCPs Not Following Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines |
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Thursday, 01 July 2010 15:05 |
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Many primary care physicians (PCPs) are not adhering to clinical practice guidelines for cervical cancer screenings, according to a survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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