Dermatopathology workforce in the United States: A survey

Pathologist Workforce in the United States: I. Development of a Predictive Model to Examine Factors Influencing Supply

“…24 This potential new FTE pool has not been included in the workforce model, as the percentage effort ultimately devoted to dermatopathology is unknown. Their contribution to both supply and demand is presumed to remain as at present.…”

Utility of additional tissue sections in dermatopathology: diagnostic, clinical and financial implications

“…As dermatopathologist salaries vary widely based on geographic location and practice setting, we chose to calculate costs in terms of time. 13,14 The time needed to evaluate a biopsy with no additional sections (scenario A) was assigned a value equivalent to the professional component of CPT code 88305 ($36.94). Costs for scenarios B and C were then calculated and expressed as value relative to scenario A.…”

The Pathologist Workforce in the United States: II. An Interactive Modeling Tool for Analyzing Future Qualitative and Quantitative Staffing Demands for Services

“…Supply studies ask how many practitioners are in the field, how many are leaving, how many new practitioners are in the pipeline, and whether that number is insufficient to maintain practice equilibrium, how to accelerate development, or how to find alternative practitioners. 7,9,32,[41][42][43] Analysis of demand is far more complex. 9,32 For pathology, a meaningful workforce assessment begins with what pathologists do today.…”

“…57 Our work presents the most complete qualitative and quantitative overview to date of what pathologists do collectively as a specialty. 7,42,[58][59][60] The work takes into account the influences of practice sites and new technologies. For example, we explored the effort required by LMD, including current effort, potential for increased effort, and potential effects of laboratory consolidation.…”