Pathologist-Patient Visits-Revisited.
Journal:
The American journal of surgical pathology
Published Date:
Feb 28, 2022
Abstract
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.