Anatomic pathology ‘practitioner’? Emerging roles for the cytotechnologist
January 2015—As new technology is incorporated into practice and health care reimbursement models evolve, the field of pathology continues to transform. For example, in gynecologic cytopathology, Papanicolaou testing is declining as molecular testing for human papillomavirus is incorporated into cervical cancer screening. This has an adverse impact on daily cytotechnology workload. Simultaneously, decreased reimbursement is affecting pathology practices, and questions have been raised about potential shortfalls in the future pathologist workforce.