From 2013 to 2016, I worked at CAP Today, which is published by the College of American Pathologists.

CAP Today is a monthly magazine that goes to 50,000 pathologists, laboratory medicine professionals and administrators. Here is a complete archive of my work for the magazine.

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October 2016:

• Yale researchers dig for new kidney biomarkers
• Cancer Moonshot has diagnostic thrust
• Survey: MACRA will push doctors to leave small practices

September 2016:

• As diabetic CKD takes toll, work on tests continues
• AMP lays out clinical utility standard for molecular Dx

August 2016:

• Missed UTIs? ‘Enhanced cultures’ suggest so
• Add-ons, consults spared cuts in proposed fee schedule
• Top court clarifies autopsy’s place in Texas law

July 2016:

• Laboratory 2.0: Changing the conversation
• Michel: The good, bad, and ugly that labs need to know
• Structured illumination microscopy used to detect nephrotic kidney disease

June 2016:

• Guidance seen as sign of FDA openness to digital pathology
• Eco effort cuts biohazard waste, saves money

April 2016:

• In late flu season, early signs of new tests’ impact
• Logistics hurdles overcome for single Pap-HPV report

March 2016:

• Cutting cultures: the move to all molecular in virology
• Lab shoots for better phlebotomy service,  satisfied patients
• Case raises uncertainty on autopsy’s legal status

February 2016:

• Community hospitals keep time on tissue handling
• Siemens’  high-volume coag analyzer cleared
• 45% of pathologists report burnout

January 2016:

• When to fire up large multiplex PCR?
• 2016 may be year of action on  laboratory-developed tests
• Kaiser Permanente to acquire Group Health

December 2015:

• Latest HbA1c debate examines race as nonglycemic factor
• For pathologists, 8% aggregate hike in Medicare pay
• Qiagen touts one-stop shop for next-gen sequencing
• Surgical museum highlights pathologist’s role

November 2015:

• Analyze this: data shines within and without
• Approvals mark ‘tip of the iceberg’ for PD-L1 testing

October 2015:

• Flexible ordering may unravel pay snags for respiratory panels
• Case closed: discrepant results at multiple sites
• Neuropathologist Dr. Omalu in spotlight at CAP ’15

September 2015:

• Integrating AP and radiology, inch by inch
• Roche buys ‘sample in, susceptibility out’ technology

August 2015:

• Pay is up in Medicare proposal, but final picture unknown
• Lab studies new steps in urine and anemia screening
• To meet TAT goals, Vanderbilt builds ED lab

July 2015:

• Why Sonora Quest gave itself high marks for LIS conversion
• AMP puts a cost—and value—to sequencing procedures
• Liquid biopsy seen as one disruptive technology

June 2015:

• RFID keeps lab’s supplies on hand, just in time
• Keep close eye on payments to physicians

May 2015:

• Labs solve price, space squeeze to welcome TLA
• In rare instances, NIPT finds mother’s cancer

April 2015:

• Pressing questions in POC blood glucose testing
• Door opens on direct access to genetic tests

March 2015:

• Hear me now? Another audition for speech recognition
• AMP outlines laboratory view on incidental findings
• FDA sheds light on digital pathology standards

February 2015:

• Interface validation: abort, retry, succeed
• ‘Quality monitors, test validation made ever more critical’ in cervical cancer screening
• Foundation CMO: Roche deal to spread genomic testing
• ACLA’s legal eagles slam FDA ‘overreach’ on LDTs
• Report: where mistakes are most likely to occur

January 2015:

• Labs entering risky payment game in the new year
• Digitized slides spur patient engagement, ‘allow for democratized medicine’

December 2014:

• Massive transfusion: a question of timing, detail, a golden ratio
• Crizotinib shrinks tumors in ROS1-positive NSCLC

November 2014:

• How LIS tweaks can enhance efficiency, patient safety
• For Ebola cases, weighing broader, faster diagnostics

October 2014:

• FDA’s LDT proposal means ‘whole new ballgame’ for labs
• Twitter touted as tool to sway minds
• Class II for Thermo’s Ion PGM Dx

September 2014:

• New push for standard approach on critical values
• Simple blood tests, colossal contrasts on price
• Respiratory panel improves outcomes, cuts costs
• Study: Many patients mystified by lab results

August 2014:

• Where smart labs go when the money’s gone
• Labs grapple with handing results directly to patients
• FDA’s LDT framework draws mixed reviews

July 2014:

• Lab gets a jump on pay-for-value world
• Ethics of laboratory billing at stake in AMA’s code
• Innovators may find relief in FDA’s medical device guidance

June 2014:

• Cancer biomarker use varies widely, needs a ‘broader view’
• Sin of omissions: When tests fly under the radar
• How to avoid becoming a ‘legacy system junkyard’
• For trainees, information ‘gaps are closing’
• A special honor for a vision and the Vanderbilt team’s feats

May 2014:

• Major disruption ahead for labs, says industry analyst
• CAP survey insights will shape advocacy

April 2014:

• FDA action lends force to digital pathology
• Third cervical cancer screening paradigm may be on the way

March 2014:

• Guidance aims for safer use of lab data in EHRs
• How high-tech approach may reshape the autopsy
• Patient-access rule create opportunities, costs for labs

February 2014:

• Saving time on HLA testing’s final compatibility check
• When are genomic tests useful? IOM seeks answers

January 2014:

• Top cancer center sees LIS aiding personalized care
• Clinician-friendly tactics slash unwarranted testing
• Call for faster, simpler diagnostic tests for infectious diseases

November 2013:

• FDA nods seen as big boost for next-gen sequencing