Integration and Interoperability Are Essential for Growth of Digital Pathology

Now that digital pathology has been approved for primary diagnosis of surgical pathology specimens (see:FDA Approves the Philips Digital Pathology WSI Solution for Primary Diagnosis), pathology departments will inevitably need to develop plans to integrate this new technology into their existing LISs and automated lines (see:Seamless automation: within reach for AP?). This topic was recently addressed as a blog note by Nathan Buchbinder who is Vice President for Operations atProscia (see:Integration and Interoperability Are Essential for the Growth of Digital Pathology). It's a longish article so I could not quote all of it. Below is a short passage from it:There are multiple hurdles that digital pathology must overcome before the widespread adoption of this technology.One key hurdle is that consumers are of digital pathology are rightly wary of staking a lot of money and time on the often frustrating process of installing and adjusting to expensive digital pathology systems. A large portion of this frustration is due to sub-par standards and practices with regards to digital pathology hardware and software implementation and integration. There are two elements that make Implementation and integration particularly crucial to the success of digital pathology.First, digital pathology is just one (albeit crucial) part of the overall pathology and diagnostic workflow. Integration with existing laboratory hardware and software, including the Laboratory Inform...
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