September 2020—Great mentors, once passed, live on in the ideas, memories, and dreams of their students. For those like me, lucky enough to have been a student of Juan Rosai, MD, and to have heard him speak, the experience will never be forgotten.
Read More »A pathologist’s observations about in-office AP labs
September 2013—With the GAO reporting that self-referral of anatomic pathology and other services costs Medicare millions, and with legislation introduced Aug. 1 that would prohibit such self-referrals, physician groups are fighting back, arguing that the exemptions allow for more integrated care. Not so, says pathologist Matthew Foster, MD, who shared what he’s observed about in-office AP labs in an Aug. 8 CAP online panel discussion. He is with Pathology Consultants of Central Virginia, an independent lab that provides services to Centra Health, a nonprofit hospital system serving a community of about 350,000. He is also associate medical director of the Alan B. Pearson Regional Cancer Center in Lynchburg. Dr. Foster’s edited remarks follow.
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