# Clinical Pathology * **Definition:** A branch of pathology that focuses on the diagnosis of disease based on the laboratory analysis of bodily fluids, such as blood and urine, as well as tissues, using various techniques and technologies. * **Taxonomy:** Specialties / Clinical Pathology ## News * Selected news on the topic of **Clinical Pathology**, for healthcare technology leaders * 1.5K news items are in the system for this topic * Posts have been filtered for tech-related keywords | Date | Title | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 3/24/2025 | [**Techcyte Unveils Fusion, the First Unified Anatomic and Clinical Digital Pathology Platform**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/techcyte-unveils-fusion-first-unified-160000930.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 2/25/2025 | [**5 tips to determine how tech can support your physicians - American Medical Association**](https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital/5-tips-determine-how-tech-can-support-your-physicians) | [[AMA]] | | 12/28/2024 | [**Artificial Intelligence - Healthcare IT News**](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/taxonomy/term/7341/m89gsv6dzcjz.jsp/page/2?type=video) | [[Healthcare IT News]] | | 12/26/2024 | [**Cosmos Health Appoints Dimitrios Trafalis as Head of Oncology - FirstWord Pharma**](https://firstwordpharma.com/story/5923956) | [[FirstWord PHARMA]] | | 12/19/2024 | [**Has 2024 Been The Big Year For AI In Healthcare?**](https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbesbusinessdevelopmentcouncil/2024/12/20/has-2024-been-the-big-year-for-ai-in-healthcare/) | [[Forbes]] | | 12/16/2024 | [**JAMA**](https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2827918) | [[JAMA Network]] | | 12/11/2024 | [**Do AI Diagnostics have a role in telemedicine? What does this mean for healthcare equity?**](https://www.healthtechmagazines.com/do-ai-diagnostics-have-a-role-in-telemedicine-what-does-this-mean-for-healthcare-equity/) | [[Health Tech Magazines]] | | 12/4/2024 | [**What's Trending In Medical Devices And Diagnostics For 2025 - Clinical Leader**](https://www.clinicalleader.com/doc/what-s-trending-in-medical-devices-and-diagnostics-for-0001) | [[Clinical Leader]] | | 11/26/2024 | [**AWS and Philips Collaborate to Migrate Health Systems to Cloud**](https://www.pymnts.com/healthcare/2024/aws-and-philips-collaborate-to-migrate-health-systems-to-cloud/) | [[PYMTScom]] | | 11/25/2024 | [**Revolutionizing Oncology and Mesothelioma Cancer: How Health IT is Transforming Diagnosis and Treatment**](https://www.healthitanswers.net/revolutionizing-oncology-and-mesothelioma-cancer-how-health-it-is-transforming-diagnosis-and-treatment/) | [[Health IT Answers]] | | 10/29/2024 | [**Asia-Pacific Digital Diagnostics Market Analysis and Forecast, 2023-2024 & 2033: Synergetic Partnership Opportunities with Hospitals and Diagnostic Centers Fuel Opportunities - ResearchAndMarkets.com**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241029232642/en/Asia-Pacific-Digital-Diagnostics-Market-Analysis-and-Forecast-2023-2024-2033-Synergetic-Partnership-Opportunities-with-Hospitals-and-Diagnostic-Centers-Fuel-Opportunities---ResearchAndMarkets.com/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-RLXHJgazfQJNuOVHefdHP-D8R-QU5o2AvY8bhI9uvWSD8DYIYv4TIC1g1u0AKcacnnViVjtb72bOP4-4nHK5ieT3WxPE8m_kWI77F87CseT) | [[Business Wire]] | | 10/16/2024 | [**AI in Healthcare: Transforming Diagnosis and Treatment**](https://healthcareguys.com/2024/10/16/ai-in-healthcare-transforming-diagnosis-and-treatment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ai-in-healthcare-transforming-diagnosis-and-treatment) | [[The Healthcare Guys]] | | 10/7/2024 | [**Siloam Hospitals Group and Philips sign AI capability MoU to support Indonesia's ... - Morningstar**](https://www.morningstar.com/news/globe-newswire/1000995993/siloam-hospitals-group-and-philips-sign-ai-capability-mou-to-support-indonesias-healthcare-transformation-strategy) | [[Morningstar]] | | 10/7/2024 | [**Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (formerly AACC) files an amicus brief ...**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/association-for-diagnostics--laboratory-medicine-formerly-aacc-files-an-amicus-brief-backing-the-american-clinical-laboratory-associations-lawsuit-against-the-fda-302269335.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 9/30/2024 | [**JAMA**](https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2824134) | [[JAMA Network]] | | 9/23/2024 | [**JAMA**](https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2823929) | [[JAMA Network]] | | 9/16/2024 | [**Revision of Name in List of Nonauthor Collaborators**](https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2822564) | [[JAMA Network]] | | 9/6/2024 | [**Gregory N. Sossaman, MD, MASCP, Installed as 2024-2025 President of the American Society for Clinical Pathology**](https://www.prweb.com/releases/gregory-n-sossaman-md-mascp-installed-as-2024-2025-president-of-the-american-society-for-clinical-pathology-302241034.html) | [[PRWeb]] | | 9/2/2024 | [**JAMA**](https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2823031) | [[JAMA Network]] | | 8/26/2024 | [**Patient Information: What Are Canker Sores?**](https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2821665) | [[JAMA Network]] | | 8/26/2024 | [**JAMA**](https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2822727) | [[JAMA Network]] | | 8/12/2024 | [**HSS Advances Data and Technology Priority with New Leadership**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/hss-advances-data-technology-priority-140000738.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 8/12/2024 | [**Audio Highlights**](https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2822137) | [[JAMA Network]] | | 7/24/2024 | [**Clarapath Closes $36M B Round to Transform 150-year old Laboratory Processes**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240724156249/en/Clarapath-Closes-36M-B-Round-to-Transform-150-year-old-Laboratory-Processes/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-RLXHJgazfQJNuOVHefdHP-D8R-QU5o2AvY8bhI9uvWSD8DYIYv4TIC1g1u0AKcacnnViVjtb72bOP4-4nHK5ieT3WxPE8m_kWI77F87CseT) | [[Business Wire]] | | 7/16/2024 | [**Veterinary technology program in Kentucky extends application deadline - DVM360**](https://www.dvm360.com/view/veterinary-technology-program-in-kentucky-extends-application-deadline) | dvm360.com | ## Specialty Overview (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Key Players - **Laboratories**: Clinical pathology laboratories play a crucial role in diagnosing diseases through laboratory tests and analyses. - **American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)**: An organization focused on enhancing patient care and advancing medical education in pathology. - **Pathologists**: Medical doctors specializing in diagnosing diseases by examining tissues, cells, and bodily fluids. - **Labcorp**: A leading laboratory services provider, enhancing outreach and advanced testing capabilities through strategic collaborations. - **Clarapath**: A medical robotics company specializing in pathology laboratories, focusing on automating lab processes. - **HistoWiz**: Specializes in preclinical histopathology services, offering technical services that generate and analyze pathology sample data. - **PathPresenter**: A global image-sharing platform for pathology that has raised $7.5 million to enhance its enterprise pathology workflow solution. - **Dr. Vince Clinical Research (DVCR)**: A research organization that opened a new clinical laboratory to enhance its clinical pharmacology unit's capabilities. - **Paige**: A company focused on AI-driven cancer diagnostics, known for its Virchow foundation model for pathology. - **Versant Diagnostics**: A dermatopathology practice that has expanded its network through acquisition to enhance patient outcomes. - **Beckman Coulter Diagnostics**: A subsidiary of Danaher Corporation, focused on advancing laboratory science and healthcare through innovative diagnostic tools. - **Healthcare Technology Companies**: Organizations that develop software and hardware solutions to enhance laboratory operations and diagnostics. - **ASCP**: The American Society for Clinical Pathology, awarded the AWS IMAGINE Grant to modernize its technology platform. - **Ibex Medical Analytics**: A company that provides AI solutions for cancer diagnostics, enhancing pathologists' capabilities. - **GRM Information Management**: A provider of CAP-compliant storage solutions for pathology samples, recognized for its premium temperature- and humidity-controlled facilities. - **Cepheid**: A molecular diagnostics company focused on developing user-friendly diagnostic systems to improve healthcare outcomes. - **Cytovale**: Developed IntelliSep, an FDA-cleared rapid diagnostic test for early sepsis detection. ### Partnerships and Collaborations - **Laboratory and IT Companies**: Collaborations between clinical pathology labs and technology firms to integrate advanced diagnostic tools and data management systems. - **GRM Information Management and HistoWiz**: Partnered to provide a comprehensive service offering for clinical pathology, integrating storage and preclinical histopathology services. - **Labcorp and Ballad Health**: Entered a strategic collaboration to enhance outreach laboratory services in the Appalachian Highlands. - **Alpenglow and CorePlus**: Collaboration to develop AI-driven 3D pathology tests for prostate cancer diagnostics. - **Beckman Coulter and Danaher Corporation**: Collaboration aimed at enhancing healthcare outcomes through advanced diagnostic systems. - **ZEISS and Mindpeak**: Collaborating to create an integrated Multiplex Immunofluorescence solution to enhance pathology workflows. - **Academic Institutions**: Partnerships for research and development of innovative diagnostic methods and technologies. - **Paige and Microsoft**: Collaborated to launch advanced AI models for cancer diagnosis, enhancing the understanding of pathology through computational methods. - **ASCP and CAP-ACP**: Formed a partnership to enhance medical education and patient care amid a healthcare workforce shortage. - **Texas A&M Health and BurstIQ**: Partnered to utilize the LifeGraph platform for improving clinical research through enhanced data management. - **Proscia and Nucleai**: A strategic partnership to integrate advanced biomarker technology with Proscia's Concentriq software for precision medicine. - **Roche and AI Collaborators**: Integrating over 20 AI algorithms from various collaborators to enhance cancer diagnostics. - **Monash University and Apollo Hospitals**: Collaborating to validate clinical AI projects by sharing data and technology to enhance digital health research. - **Google and Healthcare Providers**: Google is licensing its diabetic retinopathy detection model to healthcare providers in Thailand and India. - **Roche and Collaborators**: Roche has integrated over 20 advanced AI algorithms from eight collaborators to enhance cancer diagnostics. - **Alverno Laboratories and Ibex Medical Analytics**: Partnered to implement the Ibex Breast platform for AI-powered cancer diagnostics. - **Royal Philips and Siloam Hospitals Group**: Signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance AI capabilities in Indonesia's healthcare sector. - **Cloudflare and AI developers**: Enhancing serverless AI capabilities to support faster and more efficient AI applications in healthcare. - **FDA and AI Developers**: The FDA's introduction of guidance for AI-enabled medical devices reflects a collaborative effort to streamline regulatory processes. ### Innovations, Trends, and Initiatives - **Digital Pathology Programs**: HNL Lab Medicine has integrated advanced digital pathology services to enhance diagnostic precision and patient care. - **Digital Pathology Solutions**: Utilizing digital imaging and analysis tools to improve traditional pathology workflows, enhancing diagnosis and data management. - **Telepathology**: Remote pathology services that allow pathologists to diagnose cases from different locations using digital imaging. - **Clarapath's Automation**: Focus on modernizing pathology processes through automation and digital tools to enhance diagnostic accuracy. - **AI in Pathology**: The integration of AI technologies is revolutionizing diagnostics, improving accuracy, efficiency, and accessibility in clinical settings. - **AI in Diagnostics**: The use of artificial intelligence to improve diagnostic accuracy and efficiency in clinical pathology. - **AI in Clinical Pathology**: The use of AI to analyze pathology images is gaining traction, with companies like Artera leading the way in providing insights for treatment. - **AI in Digital Pathology**: AI is transforming pathology by automating analysis of tissue samples, improving diagnostic accuracy, and enhancing workflow efficiency. - **Regulatory Changes by FDA**: The FDA's new rules for in-vitro diagnostics and AI-enabled devices are set to reshape the landscape of clinical pathology, allowing for more flexible updates to devices. - **Lab Automation**: Growing adoption in clinical laboratories to improve accuracy and efficiency, driven by increased R&D spending and the need for rapid diagnostics. - **Virchow2 and Virchow2G Models**: Paige's AI models trained on over three million pathology slides to improve cancer diagnosis accuracy and speed. - **AI-Powered Diagnostic Tools**: Tools like Paige's AI suite and the mSTAR Pathology Assistant Tool are automating diagnostic tasks to improve efficiency. - **Paige Alba**: An AI-driven co-pilot that integrates computational pathology and conversational AI to enhance decision-making for pathologists and oncologists. - **PreciseBreast**: An AI-guided pathology test that predicts breast cancer recurrence risk, offering results faster and at a lower cost than traditional methods. - **Genomic Testing Advances**: New genomic tests are being developed to identify causes of neurological infections and detect novel viruses. - **Automation in Laboratories**: Implementation of automated systems for sample processing and analysis to enhance throughput and reduce human error. - **IntelliSep**: Cytovale's rapid blood test for sepsis detection, aiming to streamline emergency department operations. ### Challenges and Concerns - **Data Privacy**: Concerns regarding the handling and security of patient data in clinical pathology, especially with the integration of digital technologies. - **Pathologist Shortage**: The global shortage of pathologists is exacerbated by an aging population and insufficient healthcare funding. - **Regulatory Compliance**: Ensuring compliance with standards such as CLIA for laboratory operations and testing accuracy. - **Integration of New Technologies**: Challenges in integrating new diagnostic technologies with existing laboratory systems and workflows. - **FDA Regulations on Laboratory Developed Tests**: Concerns about the FDA's oversight potentially disrupting patient care and hindering innovation in clinical testing. - **Cost and Accessibility of Advanced Tests**: High costs of new genomic tests may limit their use, despite their potential benefits in diagnosing complex conditions. - **Implementation Costs**: High costs associated with implementing digital pathology solutions can be a barrier to market growth. - **Labor Shortages in Laboratories**: U.S. laboratories face challenges due to labor shortages and outdated manual processes. - **Neglect of Preventive Screenings**: A significant portion of the population neglects preventive health screenings, leading to late diagnoses. - **Health Disparities**: Ensuring equitable access to AI-driven diagnostics in under-resourced areas remains a significant concern. - **Data Breaches**: Increasing incidents of cyber threats affecting healthcare organizations, compromising patient information. - **High Equipment Costs**: Challenges in lab automation due to high initial investments and infrastructure limitations in developing countries. - **Model Interpretability**: Challenges in understanding AI model decisions can hinder trust and adoption in clinical settings. - **Workforce Shortages**: A nationwide shortage of allied health workers, prompting initiatives like Cedars-Sinai's new health school. - **AI Accountability**: The challenge of ensuring accountability in AI applications within healthcare systems, as highlighted by experts in the field. - **Regulatory Hurdles**: Challenges related to regulatory restrictions and the need for human oversight in clinical decision-making hinder broader AI deployment. - **Ethical and Legal Issues in AI**: Concerns regarding data privacy, algorithmic bias, and the need for transparency in AI applications in healthcare. ## Related Topics [[Pediatric Pathology]]; [[Genetic Pathology]]