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Steven Kroft, MD, FASCP
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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ASCP Policy Efforts

The ASCP Institute for Science, Technology and Policy, in conjunction with ASCP commissions, councils and the board of directors, oversees the development and review of public policies that benefit pathologists, laboratory professionals and patients. ASCP is committed to developing public policies that not only improve the public's health through the practice of laboratory medicine, but also represents the interests of its membership. 

 

Level One Public Policies

ASCP is proactive at identifying and developing programs and special efforts that advocate for members through policy statements. Topics cover many areas including, but not limited to, the following areas of concern:

  • Patient Safety and Laboratory Quality
  • The Future of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
  • Laboratory Workforce
  • Personnel Standards and Licensure
  • Payment
  • Health Information Technologies
  • Health Care System
  • Global Health

ASCP Public Policy Priorities

The ASCP establishes the following issues as its current Patient-Centered Policy Priorities (PCPPs). The priorities represent a patient-centered agenda that will be advanced throughout the organization and provide guidance in the areas of science, technology, policy and practice.

 

Download Current Public Policy Priorities

 

Learn About ASCP Policy Statements

View Policy Statements by clicking on titles below. 

 

Autopsy
Bioterrorism: The Role of Clinical Laboratories and the Workforce
Cervical Cancer Screenings
Competitive Bidding for Laboratory Services
Direct Access Testing
Fee Splitting, Markups, and Related Practices
Graduate Medical Education
Health Information Technology/Informatics
Informed Consent and Research
Insurance Network Adequacy and Transparency
Medical Laboratory Personnel Shortage
Personnel Standards for Laboratory Professionals
Principles for Healthcare Reform
Quality Laboratory Practice and its Role in Patient Safety
Regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs)
State Licensure of Laboratory Personnel

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