Is Artificial Intelligence Ready for First Use in Anatomic Pathology?

By Robert Michel

This is an excerpt of a 2,276-word article in the April 12, 2021 issue of  THE DARK REPORT (TDR). The full article is available to members of The Dark Intelligence Group. CEO SUMMARY: Use of artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze digital pathology images and aid in diagnosis—or…

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Is Artificial Intelligence Ready for First Use in Anatomic Pathology?

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXVIII No. 5 – April 12, 2021 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: Use of artifical intelligence (AI) to analyze digital pathology images and aid in diagnosis—or even in making the primary diagnosis—is much discussed. Experts in pathology regularly predict that use of AI in image analysis will transform the pathology profession. Bu…

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Pathologist’s Prison Term Is a Warning for AP Groups

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXVIII No. 3 – March 1, 2021 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: In January, a former VA pathologist was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison following his conviction on charges of involuntary manslaughter and mail fraud. The facts in this case show why leaders of clinical labs and pathology groups need to be aware of individuals …

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Specimen Volume Returns at Dallas-based ProPath

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXVII, No. 12 – August 24, 2020 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: Like other physician specialties, anatomic pathology saw a dramatic collapse in the number of daily procedures with a corresponding decline in cash flow as the COVID-19 pandemic hit with full force in March, April, and May. The good news is that the daily volume of tissue…

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Proposed Medicare 2021 PFS Cuts Pathology Fees by 9%

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXVII, No. 12 – August 24, 2020 Issue

IF THE PROPOSED MEDICARE 2012 PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE (PFS) RULE—published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Aug. 4—takes effect as currently written, pathology professional fees will be cut by 9%, effective Jan. 1, 2021. This was not…

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Globally-Respected Pathologist Juan Rosai, MD, Dies at 79

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXVII, No. 11 – August 3, 2020 Issue

Internationally-respected pathologist Juan Rosai, MD, died on July 7, at the age of 79, in Milan, Italy. Although born …

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To Stay Afloat, Dallas AP Group Cut Staff, Payroll

By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXVII No. 7 – May 11, 2020 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: As early cases of COVID-19 spread in some states, pathologists at the 50-member ProPath group in Dallas prepared for a widespread outbreak by preserving cash and working with bankers and other advisors to apply for federal stimulus funding. Executives also fur…

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December 11, 2017 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIV No. 17 – December 11, 2017 Issue

To deal with a shortage of surgical pathologists in the United Kingdom, the British National Health Service (NHS) is looking at solutions, such as deployment of digital pathology systems. According to a story in Pharma Times, the NHS is negotiating with Roche Diagnostics…

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University of Michigan Pathologists Bet on Patient-Centered Care

By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXIV No. 3 – February 21, 2017 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: At the University of Michigan Medical Center, the Department of Pathology is learning new ways to add value that include face-to-face meetings with patients as part of UMMC’s patient- and family-centered care initiative. One lesson learned is that patients appreciate the op…

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UHC, LabCorp Play Hard Ball With Texas Lab Contracts

By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXIII, No. 17 – December 19, 2016 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: In launching BeaconLBS in Texas, UnitedHealthcare included a new, more onerous twist than it used for BeaconLBS in Florida. To be a BeaconLBS in-network ‘lab of choice,’ a lab must be in the lowest quartile for lab test prices. Any lab above the 25th percentile would have…

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