American Society of Hematology News

The American Society of Hematology Awarded Reaccreditation with Commendation from Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education

Kaitlin Bressler — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:44:58 GMT

The American Society of Hematology (ASH), the world’s largest professional society concerned with the causes and treatment of blood disorders, has been resurveyed by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and awarded accreditation with commendation for six years as a provider of continuing medical education for physicians.

This Week in Blood: June 13, 2013

Amanda Szabo — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:51:53 GMT

Welcome to “This Week in Blood,” a weekly snapshot of the hottest studies from each week’s issue of Blood, the official journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), hand-picked by Blood Editor-in-Chief Bob Löwenberg, MD, and Deputy Editor Nancy Berliner, MD. If you would like a PDF copy of any of the manuscripts highlighted below or would like to request an interview with the author, please email aszabo@hematology.org

CMS Call on Avoiding Medicare PQRS and e-Rx Penalties

Patrick Irelan — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:16:02 GMT

On June 18 at 1:30pm EDT, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will help physicians understand how to avoid payment penalties in the Medicare quality and ePrescribing (e-Rx) programs.

New Research Published in Blood Identifies Important Malaria Insight

Amanda Szabo — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:34:09 GMT

Blood, the journal of the American Society of Hematology, and Nature have independently and simultaneously published two new manuscripts unveiling an important insight into the pathogenesis of severe malaria

Congress Considers Medicare Physician Payment Reforms; Legislation Expected by End of Year

Patrick Irelan — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:58:02 GMT

Committees in both the House of Representatives and the Senate continue to work on legislation to reform physician payment in Medicare.

ASH Submits Comments to Energy and Commerce Committee Re Medicare Physician Payment Reform

Patrick Irelan — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:33:20 GMT

The American Society of Hematology (ASH) appreciates the opportunity to offer the Society’s comments regarding the proposed legislation to repeal the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula and reform Medicare’s physician fee for service payment system.

American Society of Hematology Releases ASH-SAP, Fifth Edition

Kaitlin Bressler — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:10:31 GMT

2013-06-10 (WASHINGTON) – The American Society of Hematology (ASH), the world’s largest professional organization dedicated to the causes and treatment of blood disorders, today launched the fifth and most comprehensive version of the ASH Self-Assessment Program (ASH-SAP) , an essential educational resou

This Week in Blood: June 7, 2013

Amanda Szabo — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:41:46 GMT

FDA approves lenalidomide for mantle cell lymphoma

Communications Temp — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:53:14 GMT

On June 5, 2013, the U. S. Food and Drug Administration approved lenalidomide capsules (REVLIMID®, Celgene Corporation), for the treatment of patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) whose disease has relapsed or progressed after two prior therapies, one of which included bortezomib.

Fact sheet: Impact of Sequestration on the National Institutes of Health

Ben Black — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:57:41 GMT

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This Week in Blood: May 24, 2013

Rebecca Deprey — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 21:04:52 GMT

This Week in Blood: May 30, 2013

Michael Mersky — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:09:41 GMT

FY 2014 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule: Summary of Major Provisions

Patrick Irelan — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:05:36 GMT

On May 10, 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published in the Federal Register the proposed rule for FY 2014 updating the hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) for services provided between October 1, 2013 and September 30, 2014.

Senate Considering Medicare Physician Payment Reforms

Patrick Irelan — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:51:25 GMT

On May 10, the Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-UT) sent a letter to ASH, and other health care providers and groups requesting feedback on how to reform Medicare physician payment.