Editing Anatomical pathology (section)

==Practice settings==
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* ''Academic anatomical pathology'' is practiced at university medical centers by pathologists who are also university faculty. As such, they often have diverse responsibilities that may include training pathology [[Residency (medicine)|residents]], teaching [[medical students]], conducting [[basic research|basic]], [[clinical research|clinical]], or [[translational research]], or performing administrative duties, all in addition to the practice of diagnostic anatomical pathology. Pathologists in academic settings often sub-specialize in a particular area of anatomic pathology and may serve as consultants to other pathologists regarding cases in their specific area of expertise.
* ''Group practice'' is the most traditional private practice model. In this arrangement, a group of senior pathologists will control a partnership that employs junior pathologists and contracts independently with hospitals to provide diagnostic services, as well as attracting referral business from local clinicians who practice in the outpatient setting. The group often owns a laboratory for [[histology]] and ancillary testing of tissue, and may hold contracts to run hospital-owned labs. Many pathologists who practice in this setting are trained and certified in both anatomical pathology and [[clinical pathology]], which allows them to supervise [[blood banking|blood banks]], [[clinical chemistry]] laboratories, and [[medical microbiology]] laboratories as well.
* Large ''corporate providers of anatomical pathology services, such as'' ''[[AmeriPath]]'' in the United States. In this model, pathologists are employees, rather than independent partners. This model has been criticized for reducing physician independence, but defenders claim that the larger size of these practices allows for [[economies of scale]] and greater specialization, as well a sufficient volume to support more specialized testing methods.
* ''Multispecialty groups'', composed of physicians from clinical specialties as well as [[radiology]] and pathology, are another practice model. In some case, these may be large groups controlled by an [[HMO]] or other large health care organization. In others, they are in essence clinician group practices that employ pathologists to provide diagnostic services for the group. These groups may own their own laboratories, or, in some cases may make controversial arrangements with "pod labs" that allow clinician groups to lease space, with the clinician groups receiving direct insurance payments for pathology services.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/cap_today/feature_stories/0105OIG.html |title=Out of joint?OIG takes dim view of pod lab setup - College of American Pathologists |access-date=2007-05-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050308173746/http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/cap_today/feature_stories/0105OIG.html |archive-date=2005-03-08 }} Congress of American Pathologists Feature story - "Out of joint OIG takes dim view of pod lab setup" January 2005 (Accessed May 19, 2007)</ref> Proposed changes to [[Medicare (United States)|Medicare]] regulations may essentially eliminate these arrangements in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fosterswift.com/pdfs/pubs/hclraugust2006a.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2007-05-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928193600/http://www.fosterswift.com/pdfs/pubs/hclraugust2006a.pdf |archive-date=2007-09-28 }} Foster, Swift, Collins, and Smith, P.C. - Health Care Alert, August 2006.</ref>