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Released: 5-May-2014 9:40 AM EDT
The College of American Pathologists Wins National Honors; Becker’s Healthcare Names as a Great Place to Work
College of American Pathologists (CAP)

The College of American Pathologists (CAP), the leading medical society for board-certified pathologists, announced today its recognition as one of Becker’s Healthcare “150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare.”

Released: 16-Apr-2014 4:00 PM EDT
CAP and ASC Collaborate on Advancing Patient Care through Cytopathology
College of American Pathologists (CAP)

The College of American Pathologists (CAP) and the American Society of Cytopathology (ASC) announced today the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on initiatives to advance the delivery of cytopathology services and improve patient care.

Released: 9-Apr-2014 10:00 AM EDT
CAP Awarded More Than $1.25 Million in CDC Grants
College of American Pathologists (CAP)

The College of American Pathologists was awarded more than $1.25 million by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to improve adoption of evidence-based, laboratory testing guidelines and biomarker cancer reporting.

Released: 19-Mar-2014 2:00 PM EDT
New IHC Validation Guideline Improves Patient Safety by Ensuring Consistent Lab Test Results
College of American Pathologists (CAP)

The College of American Pathologists has developed the first evidence-based guideline to validate all immunohistochemical (IHC) assays. The guideline, “Principles of Analytic Validation of Immunohistochemical Assays, is available in the online edition of Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine.

Released: 17-Dec-2013 3:20 PM EST
Meet Healthcare's Secret Weapons: Pathologists
College of American Pathologists (CAP)

Sometimes called the "doctor's doctor," pathologists are physicians who who use laboratory medicine and technology to identify and diagnose disease. Pathologists are responsible for analyzing everything from the human body—such as blood, fluids, and tissues— from before birth to after death.

Released: 24-Oct-2013 2:00 PM EDT
New England Journal of Medicine Study Again Confirms High Cost of Self-Referral with No Patient Benefit
College of American Pathologists (CAP)

CAP support of new study by Jean Mitchell, PhD, which presents evidence to end self-referral.

Released: 13-Sep-2013 12:00 PM EDT
The College of American Pathologists Unveils New Science and Education with Special Focus on Endocrine Pathology
College of American Pathologists (CAP)

Leading pathology experts convene at College of American Pathologists annual meeting on October 13-15 at the Gaylord Palms in Orlando, Florida.

Released: 1-Aug-2013 9:05 AM EDT
Pathologists Applaud Legislation to ProhibitPhysician Self-Referral of Anatomic Pathology
College of American Pathologists (CAP)

CAP supports legislation introduced by Rep Jackie Speier to end self-referral.

Released: 22-Jul-2013 2:00 PM EDT
Leading Experts Discuss Current and Future Applications of Next Generation Sequencing in Pathology
College of American Pathologists (CAP)

College of American Pathologists will host a free webinar on genomic analysis on Tuesday, July 23 from 2-3 p.m. CDT. Leading experts in the field will discuss current and future applications in pathology.

Released: 15-Jul-2013 7:05 PM EDT
GAO Reports Physicians Who Self-Refer Anatomic Pathology Cost Medicare Millions
College of American Pathologists (CAP)

College of American Pathologist reacts to a new report from the GAO documenting millions of dollars in wasteful health care spending by physicians who self-refer anatomic pathology services.

Released: 19-Jun-2013 1:00 PM EDT
Supreme Court Invalidated Gene Patents: What’s Next?Media Are Invited to Register Now for a Live, Cap-Exclusive Event
College of American Pathologists (CAP)

Live expert panel discussion today, June 19, 2013, from 3-4 p.m. EDT on Supreme Court Ruling on gene patents.

Released: 13-Jun-2013 1:00 PM EDT
Patients Win in Supreme Court Gene Patent Decision
College of American Pathologists (CAP)

College of American Pathologists applauds U.S. Supreme Court ruling on gene patents.

Released: 1-May-2013 5:00 PM EDT
Ensuring the Future of Digital Pathology
College of American Pathologists (CAP)

College of American Pathologists offers first evidence-based guideline for validating whole slide imaging.

Released: 21-Aug-2012 2:55 PM EDT
Advances in Molecular Diagnostics, Genetic Testing, and Personalized Medicine to Be Focus at CAP '12 -- THE Pathologists' Meeting (TM)
College of American Pathologists (CAP)

New science molecular diagnostics, personalized medicine, and genetic testing for cancer will be featured topics when more than 1,000 pathology leaders gather at the Manchester Grand Hyatt on September 9-12, 2012, for the annual scientific meeting of the College of American Pathologists. The CAP'12--THE Pathologists' Meeting will highlight advances in anatomic and clinical pathology related to laboratory medicine with a special focus on pulmonary pathology, the diagnosis of lung disease.

Released: 31-Jul-2012 5:00 PM EDT
CAP Checklist a First for Next Generation Sequencing Laboratory Standards
College of American Pathologists (CAP)

The College of American Pathologists (CAP) published a revised version of its molecular pathology checklist with a dedicated section on next generation sequencing (NGS) as part of the new edition of the CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program checklists released July 31, 2012. The CAP is the first to publish an accreditation checklist that addresses NGS, advancing standardized practice in genomic testing.

Released: 3-Jul-2012 9:00 AM EDT
New Recommendations Released in Diagnosis of HPV-Associated Squamous Lesions
College of American Pathologists (CAP)

The College of American Pathologists (CAP) and the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP) jointly issued The Lower Anogenital Squamous Terminology (LAST) Standardization Project for HPV-Associated Lesions: Background and Consensus Recommendations.

Released: 27-Mar-2012 9:00 AM EDT
New App Available in the Fight Against Colon Cancer
College of American Pathologists (CAP)

The College of American Pathologists partners with CollabRx to provide decision support tools to patients.

Released: 28-Sep-2010 11:00 AM EDT
CAP Launches First in a Series of Online Quality Management System Educational Courses
College of American Pathologists (CAP)

Designed to help laboratories, organizations, and health care professionals better understand how to plan and resource quality management systems, these course offerings focus on improved patient care along with error prevention, risk reduction, and cost control.



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