title: Dermatology and pathology arrangements: navigating the compliance risks.
abstract: Purchased service arrangements, establishing in-house professional pathology services, conducting technical component histology within a dermatology practice, and electronic medical records technology donations are ways that dermatology practices are responding to the current health care delivery and payment changes. This article will provide a general framework for navigating the compliance risks and structure considerations associated with these relationships between dermatologists and pathologists.
authors.forename: Jane Pine
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: Bridget
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cougevan
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McGovern
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification; D064790:Clinical Laboratory Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003880:Dermatology / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000458:organization & administration; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005607:Fraud / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D008004:Licensure; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008484:Medicaid / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006278:Medicare; D020416:Outsourced Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010336:Pathology / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000458:organization & administration; D011216:Practice Management, Medical; D014481:United States