The shortage of subspecialty-trained pathologists, especially fellowship-trained dermatopathologists, prevents many hospitals and pathology organizations from offering comprehensive diagnostic services.  

When the volume of specimens requiring evaluation by a specialist does not support full-time positions, institutions face a choice of sending out subspecialty biopsies to other laboratories or providing the service without adequate expertise, relying on second opinion consultants for difficult cases. These solutions are expensive, result in loss of revenue for the institutions and, most importantly, do not assure timely and accurate diagnoses for the patients.

Lack of subspecialty expertise is a major obstacle for develpment of outreach programs by pathology groups. Referring physicians are reluctant to use local laboratories unless their specimens are examined by fellowship-trained specialists.

Recent emergence of pathology laboratories operated by dematology physician groups results in an increasing number of small laboratories staffed by a single pathologist. In order to provide state of the art diagnostic service these physicians need easy access to second opinion consultations by experienced colleagues. They also need vacation coverage and help to meet the demands of increasing case volume.

We offer a cost-effective, flexible, scalable, rapid and reliable access to subspecialty expertise in dermatopathology, head and neck and ophthalmic pathology. Our workflow solution allows us to integrate with pathology laboratories worldwide and serve as their subspecialists on staff, always available for consultation, however trivial or complex. Currently, we still need to examine glass-slides, but our workflow is digital pathology-ready.

Services for affiliated pathology organizations include:

• interpretation of subspecialty cases
  
• second opinion consultations in difficult cases
  
• marketing assistance
  
• dermatopathology education
  

We can also help provide short-term coverage for your specialist, or provide an interim support to help you adjust to the increasing volume of cases.