Podcasts

Peter McCaffrey, MD, FCAP and M. E. de Baca, MD, FCAP discuss the AI and Readiness course they are leading at the 2023 Pathologists Leadership Summit. They share some of the potential benefits, limitations, and implications of AI's growth in pathology testing.

Participating in a council or committee is a great way to be a part of our CAP community. Jessica Bentz, MD, FCAP, Muhammad Mahmood, MD, FCAP, and Kamran Mirza, MD, PhD, FCAP share their experiences being on a CAP committee, how they balance their personal and professional responsibilities, and their advice to anyone considering joining a committee.

This month we'll cover the updates from the FDA in regards to breakpoints as well as some of the latest COVID news. We'll also sit down with Dr. Joe Saad to discuss federal policy changes pathologists need to know about in 2023.

Moira Larsen, MD, MBA, FCAP, and Ethan Larsen, PhD discuss the Human Factors Engineering (HF) course they are leading at the 2023 Pathologists Leadership Summit. They explain how HF methods streamline processes, despite resource limitations, allowing laboratory practices to "Do More with Less."

This month we'll look at updates for Good Faith Estimate requirements, developments on MIPS, as well as important legislative priorities that were in the year-end legislation passed by Congress.

This month we'll look at remote work practices following the end of the emergency declaration, the finalization of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, MACRA improvement recommendations, and more.

Members of the New in Practice committee, Yasmeen Butt, MD, Neha Varshney, MD, and Jaclyn Rudzinski, MD, share tips to help early career pathologists prepare to conduct laboratory inspections

This month we'll highlight a grant awarded to the CAP to improve diagnostic excellence, key issues from this year's advocacy town hall at the CAP's annual meeting, and we’ll speak with Dr. Thomas Wheeler about findings from this year's Practice Characteristics Survey.

CAP Foundation President Eva Wojcik, MD, FCAP, and Executive Director Maya Ogden talk all things Foundation: its goal to expand health equity in the US and globally, its pathology-focused grants and awards, and its pathologist-led free cancer screening program, See, Test & Treat.

Marisa Saint Martin, MD, FCAP, and Michael Cohen, MD, FCAP, co-chairs of the Council on Membership and Professional Development Wellness Project Team discuss member needs as related to wellness and burnout.

In this CAPCast, Dr. Megan Kressin and Dr. Leilani Valdes chair of the Council on Membership and Professional Development discuss the work of the professionalism and ethics project team and what it means to be a FCAP.

This month we'll look at updates regarding Clinical Laboratory Labor Pricing, the introduction of a bill to support Medicare providers, the dismissal of a federal surprise billing case, and more.

In this episode, Dr. Lisa Stempak, chair of the CAP's Continuous Compliance Committee explains the updates to Proficiency Testing requirements for laboratories performing predictive marker testing using IHC.

Hear from Florida Society of Pathologists president Qihui Jim Zhai, MD, FCAP, and president-elect, Marilyn Bui, MD, FCAP, about how the Florida Society of Pathologists created one community for all practice types. Chakshu Gupta, MD, FCAP, president of the Missouri Society of Pathologists, moderates this discussion and provides practical tips on how to engage academic pathologists in your state.

Dr. Matthew Hiemenz and Dr. Damon Olson discuss molecular testing practices for sarcomas to help differentiate between types.

This month we'll review the proposed 2023 Medicare Payment Regulations released by the CMS, the technical reporting changes made to CLIA proficiency testing regulations, as well as the declaration of Mpox as a global health emergency and a public health emergency in the United States. We will also be joined by Theresa Emory, MD, FCAP, to talk about good faith estimate requirements as they relate to surprise medical bills.

This month we'll look at updates on the VALID Act, examine the CDC announcement for Mpox specimen guidelines, and review the decision by the CMS to retain diagnostic codes for next-generation sequencing.

This month we'll be focusing on the VALID Act and its impact on laboratory-developed tests. We sat down with CAP President Dr. Emily Volk to get some background on the legislation and what to expect moving forward.

Pathologists are responsible for developing safe and efficient blood selection policies for routine and emergency bleeding situations, in a variety of clinical scenarios and in different practice settings, explains Monica Pagano, MD, FCAP, in this CAPcast interview.

This month we recognize National Minority Health Month, look at the request for additional COVID funding, learn about new efforts in pandemic preparedness, and review highlights from this year's pathologists leadership summit with Vaishali Pansare, MD, FCAP.