Current Affairs
In the past I have blogged about virtual colonoscopy and concern over how in the future this may diminish the number of colon biopsies done to be reviewed. Others have argued this might actually increase the number of colonoscopies...
I do not know what to make of all the recent news and stories about the Swine/North American/Newly mutated flu virus and how virulent it actually is. Nonetheless, The 1x Objective has some nice videos and other links on the...
A few months ago I mentioned a case involving a Colorado physician who prescribed medication over the Internet (see: Telemedicine and the Law) to a patient who later committed suicide. That physican has now been sentenced to nine months in...
Came across this post from NY Times Health blog this week. Couple of thoughts: Biopsies required to fix for certain time should need for certain IHC (i.e. HER2) required. Formal guidelines coming on ER/PR as well just as we...
TOP STORIES CAP Electronic Cancer ChecklistsNow Available in XML FormatThe College of American Pathologists electronic Cancer Checklists are now even easier to use! The checklists, which assist pathologists in reporting over 60 common and...
Medicare frauds are nothing new and I can't say I am too surprised about this one featured on "American Greed" on CNBC. A Mohs surgeon in Sarasota, FL milked millions out of Medicare for thousands of "skin cancer"...
