CAP Council on Scientific Affairs chair looks ahead

Why Updates to the No Surprises Act are Great News for Pathologists

June 26, 2026 Federal Independent Dispute Resolution Operations Final Rule (CMS) [https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/federal-independent-dispute-resolution-operations-final-rule] Terri Green for Arkansas [https://www.terrigreenforarkansas.com/] Note that the CAP does not endorse, support or oppose any candidate for public office.  The College of American Pathologists [https://www.cap.org/]

Breast Cancer Reporting Protocol Updates; CAP Outstanding Communicator Katrina Collins

June 25, 2026 Cancer Protocol Updates [https://www.cap.org/protocols-and-guidelines/cancer-reporting-tools/cancer-protocol-templates] A Novel Eye- and Head-Tracking Interface for Digital Pathology Reduces Hand Movement and Improves Target Detection Accuracy [https://aplm.kglmeridian.com/view/journals/arpa/aop/article-10.5858-arpa.2025-0628-OA/article-10.5858-arpa.2025-0628-OA.xml] CAP Meritorious Service Awards Program [https://www.cap.org/member-resources/awards] USDA: Screwworm Response [https://www.aphis.usda.gov/animals/animal-health/livestock-and-poultry-disease/stop-screwworm]

A Kidney Disease Testing Primer; AI Sparks “Deskilling” Concerns

June 24, 2026 CAP Test Ordering Program [https://www.cap.org/laboratory-improvement/test-ordering-program] Wolters Kluwer: Patients, Doctors, and Nurses on AI: Similar tools, Different Pathways, One Destination [https://assets.contenthub.wolterskluwer.com/api/public/content/3333130-2026-future-ready-healthcare-survey-report-pdf--774e854545?v=743496e2] Navigating Early Career Challenges [https://www.cap.org/calendar/webinars/navigating-early-career-challenges] CAP Reaccredited to ISO 17043:2023, Reinforcing Quality of Proficiency Testing Programs [https://newsroom.cap.org/latest-news/cap-reaccredited-to-iso-17043-2023--reinforcing-quality-of-proficiency-testing-programs/s/4c780aed-0aeb-41a9-a63a-a7cfc6e67de9]

The CAP urges CMS to standardize prior authorization for tests

June 23, 2026 Share your PAMA experience [jfisher@cap.org] Cervical cancer mortality trends following HPV vaccination in England, 2001–24: an analysis of population-based mortality data [https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)00918-9/fulltext?fbclid=IwVERDUAShKhhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEezVoPw1Cccv7mNn2007XX59-9lRDZLXtZrMKn7pbY53ESGpVFJ6_PqgElRko_aem_MO-hDGuRRWwzRD-wa6VkFA] Translational Diagnostics: Advanced Training Elective [https://foundation.cap.org/grant-award/translational-diagnostics-advanced-training-elective/]

IMGs and the Physician Gap

June 22, 2026 Graduate Medical Education and Workforce Shortages [https://www.cap.org/advocacy/lobbying-and-political-action/workforce]