Competitive bidding is an approach that has long been favored by Congress to attempt to
control costs in a variety of arenas by allowing the marketplace to competitively determine …

Clinical laboratory professionals representing many levels of practice and a variety of institutions
and organizations converged on Washington DC March 17-18, 2008 to attend the 20th …

The theme of recent Washington Beat articles has been the Medicare Clinical Laboratory
Competitive Bidding Project. This issue continues to" top" the list of legislative and regulatory …

As clinical laboratory professionals, we are well aware of the importance of maintaining our
technical knowledge and competence. Most of us are diligent about reading journals and …

Not long ago I was presenting a session at a regional ASCCS meeting entitled" Legislative
and Regulatory Issues Impacting the Practice of Clinical Laboratory Science". One of the …

Would you like an opportunity to be more involved in the activities of Alpha Mu Tau? There
are many volunteers working for our Fraternity that contribute to our successful events and …

… Paula Garrott of Illinois, ASCLS President-Elect, presented "Licensure 101". Illinois has
introduced laboratory licensure … Paula reminded the audience that the purpose of licensure is: …

New Members 2010 It’s time to start thinking about nominating an ASCLS colleague or co-worker
for membership in Alpha Mu Tau. The New Member Application Form has been …

… This section is coordinated by Paula Garrott and Judy Davis, Co-chairs of the ASCLS
Government Affairs Committee; and Don Lavanty, ASCLS Legislative Counsel. Direct all inquiries …

… Finally, I wish to acknowledge a number of colleagues and fellow educators: Paula Garrott,
Lynn Ingram, Joan Polancic, and Gilma Roncancio-Weemer, who served as the validation …