CAP in the News Archive

Successful public health initiatives to prevent, detect and treat cancer require widespread community participation.

The College of American Pathologists (CAP) commends the re-introduction of Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017 in the US House of Representatives. The bill would improve transparency and accountability when Medicare contractors set local coverage determination (LCD) policies for physician services provided to Medicare beneficiaries.

Forty-one women received free screening for cervical, breast and skin cancers last Saturday at the UMMC Cancer Institute clinics at the Jackson Medical Mall Thad Cochran Center.

Women's risk of dying from cervical cancer may be much greater than medical professionals originally thought, according to a new study.

As healthcare organizations navigate the new value-based care landscape, analytics is playing a major role. In fact, according to a study from Deloitte, more than four in five healthcare IT stakeholders identified value-based care as a key analytics driver for their organization.

Pathologists are playing an important role in the successful transition from volume to value, focusing on outcomes and the patient experience, as well as eliminating unnecessary costs.

Dr. Yaolin Zhou tells KFOR which clues pathologists look for in diagnosing tumors for breast cancer.