Participating in a council or committee is a great way to be a part of our CAP community. Jessica Bentz, MD, FCAP, Muhammad Mahmood, MD, FCAP, and Kamran Mirza, MD, PhD, FCAP share their experiences being on a CAP committee, how they balance their personal and professional responsibilities, and their advice to anyone considering joining a committee.

This month we'll cover the updates from the FDA in regards to breakpoints as well as some of the latest COVID news. We'll also sit down with Dr. Joe Saad to discuss federal policy changes pathologists need to know about in 2023.

Moira Larsen, MD, MBA, FCAP, and Ethan Larsen, PhD discuss the Human Factors Engineering (HF) course they are leading at the 2023 Pathologists Leadership Summit. They explain how HF methods streamline processes, despite resource limitations, allowing laboratory practices to "Do More with Less."

This month we'll look at updates for Good Faith Estimate requirements, developments on MIPS, as well as important legislative priorities that were in the year-end legislation passed by Congress.