MDNews - Greater Kansas

COVER FEATURE Bridging Science and Clinical Medicine decisions involve some form of pathology investigation, making pathology services a key element in quality care. Access to quality labs and the support of pathologists who O are able to run hospital-owned labs is essential to meeting the distinctive needs of ambulatory surgery centers, community hospitals and physician offi ces. While this is important in an urban setting, it is amplifi ed in more rural settings, where such entities rely heavily on outside pathology support. Kansas Pathology Consultants P.A., a multistate regional anatomic pathology and cytology laboratory based in Wichita, has had the honor of playing a quiet but crucial role in providing the highest levels of patient care. It is a role that the physician- owned company does not take lightly. Supported by a dedicated professional, technical and administrative staff, the independent pathology practice is committed to providing high-quality diagnostic assessments that enable clinicians to provide the best patient care. A History of Support Kansas Pathology Consultants P.A.’s ISR TIN was established in the late 1960s as a hospital lab. Shortly thereafter it became Hays Pathology Laboratory, PA when it moved out of the hospitals 6 | Greater Kansas MD NEWS  MDNEWS.COM FTEN CALLED ‘THE unseen science,’ medical pathol- ogy directly affects the vast majority of all medical diagnoses in the United States. In fact, more than 80% of all health care diagnostic and treatment KANSAS PATHOLOGY CONSULTANTS P.A. Kansas Pathology Consultants, P.A. pathologist Scott Jarmer, M.D., at his microscope. Dr. Jarmer specializes in anatomic and clinical pathology and in cytopathology.

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