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Proficiency testing: Planning for the future
Author(s) -
Renshaw Andrew A.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
cancer cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.21097
Subject(s) - medicaid , medicine , unintended consequences , government (linguistics) , interpretation (philosophy) , family medicine , health care , law , political science , philosophy , linguistics , computer science , programming language
Proficiency testing (PT) for professionals involved in the screening and/or interpretation of gynecologic smears makes sense to the centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the public, and other government officials. However, imposing PT on the field may have unintended consequences. See also pages 119–23, this issue.