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Welcome to AAB...
a national professional association whose
members are clinical laboratory directors, owners, supervisors,
managers, medical technologists, medical laboratory
technicians, physician office laboratory technicians and
phlebotomists. AAB also has three specialized membership
sections for laboratory professionals: the College of Reproductive
Biology (CRB), the Environmental Biology and Public Health Section (EBPH)
and the National Independent Laboratory Association (NILA).
AAB is committed to the pursuit of
excellence in clinical laboratory services by enhancing the
professional skills of each of its members; promoting more efficient
and productive operations; offering external quality control
programs; collaborating with other professional associations and
government agencies; promoting safe laboratory practices; and
educating legislators, regulators, and the general public about
clinical laboratory tests and procedures.
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Upcoming Events
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January 25-27, 2009
Hilton Waikoloa Village
On The Big Island
Waikoloa, Hawaii
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NEWS |
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Competitive Bidding
Clinical
Laboratory Provisions In
H.R. 6331
- July 23,
2008
www.SaveOurLabS.com
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AAB Laboratories
Score Major Victory Over New York State
Department of Health -
September 26, 2008 |
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8 Cent Increase to Trip Fee to
be Implemented October 6, 2008 -
September 17, 2008
Travel Allowance Increase
May 30, 2008 |
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Final Manual
Instructions for the Revised ABN Form
Published
CMS Publishes Instructions For Newly Revised ABN
CMS
has finally posted instructions for the new
Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN). The deadline
date for final implementation is March 1, 2009.
Click here to view copies of CMS's announcement,
the new ABN form, and the instructions.
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August 19,
2008
ABN Information
June 2008 |
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HR 6761, A Bill to
Rebase the Part B Clinical Laboratory Fee
Schedule
- August 1, 2008 |
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Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Hospital
Conditions Of Participation: Laboratory
Services,
Federal Register,
June 27, 2008 |
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Identifying Best Practices in Laboratory
Medicine
A
Battelle Project for the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
June
2008 |
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Administrative Procedures for CLIA
Categorization
May 7, 2008 |
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Oversight of Genetic Testing
SACGHS Report
April 2008 |
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