Pathologist-Patient Visits—Revisited

Direct pathologist-patient encounters are infrequent, but there has been a modest movement toward such interactions in the past 2 decades. The present article places that movement in perspective. It includes a discussion of diverse factors—including congressional laws, the views of department chairs, and progress in artificial intelligence—that could promote pathologist-patient interactions and also reviews factors that might deter such encounters.
Source: The American Journal of Surgical Pathology - Category: Pathology Tags: Special Article Source Type: research