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Anatomic pathology
Anatomic pathology is about diagnosing disease through the examination of organs and tissue samples by using a microscope, or through molecular, biochemical or immunological means.
It differs from clinical pathology, where diseases are diagnosed through analyzing bodily fluids in a lab.
In anatomic pathology, a physician trained in pathology examines surgical specimens (e.g., from a biopsy). This contrasts from clinical pathology, where blood, throat cultures, and urine as sent to a lab for analysis to determine whether a patient either has or is at risk for several biological diseases.
The American Board of Pathology is one of the primary certification organizations for anatomic pathologists. To be certified in anatomic pathology, a physician must complete four years of medical school and three years of residency. To be certified in both anatomic and clinical pathology, a physician must do four years of residency.
Anatomic pathologists typically work in hospitals, and pathology in general is most times practiced in hospitals and academic medical centers, where research is being conducted.
Millennials Set to Reorder Healthcare & Lab Testing
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXVIII, No. 6 – May 3, 2021 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: In just 42 months, Millennials will make up 75% of the workforce, according to U.S. Department of Commerce statistics. As consumers and patients, they are already triggering changes, reforms, and innovation in healthcare. It is timely for clinical lab administrators and…
Is Artificial Intelligence Ready for First Use in Anatomic Pathology?
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…
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…
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 …
Digital Pathology Launched in the ‘Era of COVID-19’
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXVIII, No. 1 – January 19, 2021 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Is it smart to initiate digital pathology (DP) systems and whole-slide imaging just as a novel coronavirus upends healthcare and society at large? That was the question asked at Poplar Healthcare, a pathology lab in Memphis. Senior management proceeded with the implemen…
Managing Labs in Two Dimensions in 2021
By R. Lewis Dark | From the Volume XXVII, No. 18 – December 28, 2020 Issue
EXPECT 2021 TO BE JUST AS CHALLENGING A YEAR for lab management as was 2020. This will be true not only because of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Other important factors will complicate the operation of clinical laboratories and anatomic pathology groups in the new year….
Labs, AP Groups Confused about UnitedHealthcare’s Test Registry
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXVII, No. 15 – October 26, 2020 Issue
CONFUSION CONTINUES among clinical laboratories and anatomic pathology groups about how they should comply with UnitedHealthcare’s new Laboratory Test Registry Program. The program goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2021, but labs and pathology groups must register all tests and testing procedure…
UnitedHealth Sets More Billing Rules for Labs, Pathologists
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXVII, No. 14 – October 5, 2020 Issue
SUBMITTING CLINICAL LABORATORY AND PATHOLOGY TEST CLAIMS to UnitedHealthcare (UHC) will be more complex after the nation’s largest health insurer announced three significant changes in its claims processing procedures. The three changes involve: • Requests for refunds from anatomic pa…
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…
Quest Reports 46% Decline in New Cancer Diagnoses in March
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXVII, No. 12 – August 24, 2020 Issue
ONCE SHELTER-IN-PLACE ORDERS WERE ENACTED IN MARCH because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of new diagnoses of cancer declined sharply in the United States. Newly-published data confirms this fact. The data also support the warnings of anatomic pathologists that—because of the pandemi…
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