Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in altering requirements for Pap smear proficiency testing (PT) in the U.S. It states that the changes will affect 2,142 cytology laboratories and 12,831 individuals who screen 65 million gynecologic cytology preparations in the country. It cites...
CMS Sets Deadlines For Cytology Proficiency Testing.The article reports that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) sets deadlines for cytology proficiency testing in the United States. The deadlines are: by June 30, 2005, all individuals should be enrolled, who examine gynecologic ...
Scientific issues related to the cytology proficiency testing regulations. Mahoney, BarbaraBioMed CentralcytojournalMahoney B. Book Review on “Modern uterine cytopathology: Moving to the molecular smear” by Alexander Meisels MD and Carol Morin, MSc, PhD. CytoJournal. 2007; 4 :8... G Birdsong,L...
Furthermore, the introduction of human papilloma virus testing and proficiency testing has supplied extra information to observe. To decide good laboratory practices in high quality assurance of gynecologic cytopathology. Data have been collected by way of a written survey consisting of 98 questions ...
Performance of Candida--fungal-induced atypia and proficiency testing: observations from the College of American Pathologists proficiency testing program. Context.€"Candida may elicit cellular changes on otherwise negative screening Papanicolaou tests that may be misinterpreted as atypical squamous cells of ...
Proficiency Testing in Gynecologic Cytology: The Ontario Experience of a Voluntary Organization The mission of the Federation of European Societies of Clinical Chemistry is to support and promote clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine in Europe, to aid communication between the International Federation ...
Gok M, Van Kemenade FJ, Heideman DA, Berkhof J, Rozendaal L, Spruyt JW, Belien JA, Babovic M, Snijders PJ, Meijer CJ (2012) Experience with high-risk human papillomavirus testing on vaginal brush-based self-samples of non-attendees of the cervical screening program. Int J Cancer 130: ...
The sensitivity of Pap cytology and HPV testing to detect incident cervical cancer: prior testing results in 178 patients with invasive cervical cancer at a large general hospital in China. BACKGROUND Current cervical cancer screening guidelines recommend screening with a Papanicolaou (Pap) test or by...
Diagnostic CytopathologyNagy GK, Collins DN, Newton LE. Proficiency testing in cytology--does it have any value? Diagn Cytopathol. 1995;12:381-383.Nagy GK, Collins DN, Newton LE. Proficiency testing in cytology: does it have any value? Diagn Cytopathol. 1995;12:381-383....
doi:10.1159/000325447Nagy, George K.Newton, Louise E.Acta CytologicaActa CytologicaNagy GK, Newton LE. Comments on ``Scientific issues related to the cytology proficiency testing regulations.'' Acta Cytol. In press.