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Contact Congress Over Drug Shortage Issues

A Kentucky congressman is urging surgical facilities to contact their members of Congress and request that they sign his letter demanding changes to...

N.J. Posts ASC Inspection Reports Online

State and federal inspection reports of New Jersey's ASCs are now available online, giving patients an opportunity to make more informed choices abo...

Are Opioids Necessary?

While it's not always practical, or even possible, to eliminate opioids from your post-op pain management regiment, reducing their use in favor of n...

Archive > April, 2006 Vol. VII, No. 4

What to Look for in a Pathologist

Tips for negotiating a winning service agreement.

Connie O'Kane, Senior Associate Editor

Whether you send your pathology specimens to the hospital or to an independent pathology lab, you want accurate, concise reports, fast turnaround and a commitment to you and your procedural physician. Clinicians and industry experts we talked to discussed how to obtain each of those qualities.

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