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Thursday, May 28, 2026, 1:00–2:00 PM ET
This session is designed to improve understanding and application of recent updates to synoptic pathology reporting protocols such as the latest Reporting Template for Reporting Results of Biomarker Testing of Specimens from Patients with Carcinoma of the Breast. These changes reflect evolving clinical guidelines that directly influence diagnostic accuracy and treatment selection in breast cancer care.
Webinar presenters Thaer Khoury, MD, FCAP, Chair, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Cente, and Colin Murphy, CEO of mTuitive.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 1:00–2:00 PM ET
In this webinar, we will examine how immune recognition after allogeneic HCT can influence leukemia relapse and disease progression. The session will highlight the clinical relevance of HLA loss of heterozygosity (LOH), approaches used for its detection, and how LOH findings may support transplant strategies, including considerations for donor selection in subsequent transplantation.
Webinar presenter Alberto Cardoso Martins Lima, PhD, Clinical consulting scientist in histocompatibility,
specializing in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) at IGEN/AFIP São Paulo and CHC/UFPR in Curitiba, Brazil
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 12:00–1:00 PM ET
Hear an expert discuss the expanded clinical utility of HER2 IHC scoring in metastatic breast cancer and its impact on your practice
Webinar presenter Michelle Shiller, DO, AP, CP, MGP, FACP, Baylor University Medical Center.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
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Cortex Medical Management Systems
| Company | Cortex Medical Management Systems |
|---|---|
| Name of anatomic pathology system | Cortex AP LIS |
| Contact | Carrie Cohen |
| City, State | Seattle, WA |
| Phone | 206-812-6981 |
| Website | |
| How AP system functionality is deployed | remote hosting |
| Configuration of AP system | available as a standalone product designed to interface with any company’s LIS and EHR |
| Company’s AP system and clinical LIS use same operating system, database, and programming language | — |
| Year company began selling AP systems | 1986 (began selling Cortex AP LIS in 2004) |
| Most recent go-live of this AP system at a client site* | Jul-2024 |
| Last product release or update for featured AP system* | March 2024 (version V10.2R19) |
| Total No. of contracts for U.S. sites operating AP system | 58 |
| • No. of U.S. sales/sites that went live on system from Dec. 2023–Nov. 2024 | 1 sale/1 site went live |
| No. of U.S. sites operating AP system (hospitals/independent labs/clinics or group practices/other U.S. sites) | 58 |
| Foreign locations where company actively markets AP system | none |
| Human languages (other than English) supported by AP system | — |
| Approximate No. of employees in entire company | 12 |
| Company provides list of client sites to potential customers on request | yes (with client approval) |
| no | no |
| Range in No. of surgical pathology cases per year in installed lab sites | 2, 500–300, 000 |
| Range in No. of gynecologic cytology cases per year in installed lab sites | 4, 000–500, 000 |
| Programming languages and development applications or environments | .Net, C#, Web, JavaScript |
| Operating systems | — |
| Databases | Microsoft SQL |
| • Surgical pathology information system/Cytology information system | installed at client sites/installed at client sites |
| • Autopsy information system/Autopsy measurements, organ weights | installed at client sites/installed at client sites |
| • Deceased patient (i.e. morgue) management | installed at client sites |
| • Molecular pathology testing and reporting | installed at client sites |
| • Scan and store manual requisitions | installed at client sites |
| • Tracking of specimens before arrival in pathology department | — |
| • Block and slide tracking in lab/Block and slide storage and retrieval | installed at client sites/— |
| • Electronic transmission of frozen section diagnoses into OR | installed at client sites |
| • Tracking of frozen section turnaround time | installed at client sites |
| • Assignment of specimens to subspecialty teams or services | installed at client sites |
| • Print two-dimensional barcodes/Word processing using pathology templates | installed at client sites/installed at client sites |
| • Voice-actuated commands to eliminate mouse clicks | installed at client sites |
| • Ability to integrate images into reports | installed at client sites |
| • Receipt and transmission of images via remote microscopy/via telepathology | installed at client sites/installed at client sites |
| • Electronic signature | installed at client sites |
| • Web-based access for order entry/specimen or case status/patient reports | —/—/installed at client sites |
| • Natural language search capability/Sound-alike retrieval of patient history | installed at client sites/— |
| • Produce management reports | installed at client sites |
| • Reports sufficient to comply with CLIA ’88 regulations | installed at client sites |
| • Automatically collect and record PC and TC charges for billing | installed at client sites |
| • Comprehensive billing and accounts receivable | installed at client sites |
| • Interface to billing firm that produces bills and invoices, procures payment | installed at client sites |
| • Inbound result-reporting interface to receive discrete results from external labs and store them in patient record | installed at client sites |
| • EHR interface: admissions/discharge/transfer (ADT) | installed at client sites |
| • Report sent to EHR as PDF for clinician | installed at client sites |
| • Partin tables for prostate cancer assessment/Gleason score calculations | installed at client sites/installed at client sites |
| • Synoptic reporting for microscopic examination/for gross examination | installed at client sites/installed at client sites |
| • Client services module or CRM software | installed at client sites |
| • Consultation management and reporting | installed at client sites |
| • LIS manager or lab employee can create ad hoc reports accessing all data elements in AP system | installed at client sites |
| • LIS manager or lab employee can determine schedule under which management and patient reports are automatically compiled and run | installed at client sites |
| • Business analytics/Management dashboard | installed at client sites/installed at client sites |
| Approximate percentage of sites using result-reporting interfaces to external systems based on transmission of formatted (e.g. PDF or CDA) results | 99% |
| Software provides indexed field in each test definition for LOINC code | no |
| AP system supports use of SNOMED CT | — |
| System can auto. send tumor diagnoses to regional or state tumor registry using NAACCR Pathology Lab Electronic Reporting, vol. V, version 4.0 | yes (pathologist can also set a flag for “send this case to tumor registry” on any case record) |
| Ability to bidirectionally interface to select vendors’ pathology information systems | yes |
| PACS that interface or integrate with AP system | none |
| Digital pathology or WSI systems that interface with AP system to acquire images | — |
| AI or other image-analysis systems that interface with AP system to analyze digital images | — |
| Client gets copy of source code/User group that meets on a set schedule | escrow/yes (in person, via webinar, and via conference call) |
| Qualified users or third parties can modify or augment AP system functionality or features | no (all modifications made by vendor) |
| Methods by which users can tailor AP system in their own setting | ad hoc query tools, user-defined interfaces, dictionary settings, workflow configuration, tailored worklists |
| Distinguishing product features or company attributes (supplied by company) | follow entire specimen life cycle, with full-scale barcoding and customizable workflows; single database across all lab specialties and imaging; comprehensive solution to manage the order to cash pathway |
| Notes | †included with independent lab sites; ††includes Puerto Rico |