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Pathologists serving on two key CAP councils held a strategy session over the weekend to discuss several initiatives ranging from digital pathology and AI to leveraging data to further our advocacy objectives.
- The Council on Government and Professional Affairs (CGPA) and Council on Informatics and Pathology Innovation (CIPI) received updates on the latest trends concerning digital pathology and AI.
- Council members then discussed current CAP initiatives and future areas of collaboration to address the challenges pathologists face when adopting new technology.
One takeaway: More pathologists and laboratories need to report digital pathology add-on codes.
- These important tracking codes are intended to capture and report additional clinical staff work and service requirements associated with digitizing glass slides for primary diagnosis.
- Resistance from administrators has hindered the use of these codes. However, pathologists must show that the technology is integrated and used for primary diagnosis to gain future recognition by insurers.
- Billing data can also support the development of studies and literature supporting the efficacy of the services.