For Christmas, Santa brought me an iPad (which I thought was very cool by the way!) I’ve been living vicariously through friends and business associates who were early adopters. Now that I have one and it is fully integrated into my daily life, I’ve started picturing how a device like this might be useful in the…
Normally we stay away from posts that are this Pathagility product focused, but every once in a while we just can’t help ourselves! We are proud of our ReportPath product/service and continue to recognize lots of application for it. ReportPath provides pathology laboratories and healthcare providers an integrated, web-based solution for storing, managing and distributing report data without purchasing a new LIS. Referring physicians have secure…
More than 140,000 industry professionals attended the CES11 in Las Vegas last week. Following up on our post Top gadgets at CES 2011 and impact on healthcare, check out this slide show via HealthcareITNews called Healthcare gadgets at CES11. The slideshow shows 5 healthcare gadgets featured last week and here’s a summary… 1. digital microscope 2. …
Check out this Newsbyte in the latest issue of CAP Today by Dr. Raymond Aller entitled, Interface workarounds offer fixes for common issues. In it, Dr. Aller refers to a few issues that arise in order-entry and results reporting interface processes between hospital or regional labs and their reference labs. Here are the issues he outlines… 1. …
Tomorrow marks the beginning of the Computer Electronics Show (CES) 2011 in Las Vegas. For those that are not techno geeks or gadget happy, this is one of the largest trade shows in the world. It is an annual event that is packed full of new product hype and demos. Even though CES is not focused on…
Happy New Year! Check out this great presentation by Dr. Bruce Friedman called Integrated Diagnostics: The perspective of the pathologist. In it, Dr. Friedman defines Integrated dx, discusses the benefits of merging multiple reporting areas of diagnostics, and outlines the challenges of actually pulling this lofty goal off. In summary, Dr. Friedman states that it is…
Should Pathologists Meet with Patients? It’s an interesting question. If you haven’t already, read this CAP Today article by Karen Titus about Melinda Lewis, MD called When pathologists meet patients—lessons from one FNA practice. Wow, this article may sway your opinion. Here is a quick exert… “Emotionally, this can take a toll. “In the laboratory,…
How important is a Pathologist to Pathology Software? Certainly, we ask this question with a big smile on our faces because one of our Founders is a Pathologist. Dr. Pat Walker is the Director of NephroPath and has a ton of experience in the field of pathology. We are very lucky to have him on the team. In fact, I’m pretty…
In such a short time, social media has become a part of our lives. This morning, I saw Biz Stone on The Today Show discussing “2010’s Most Inflential Tweets.” @’s and #’s are showing up everywhere! In healthcare and healthcare IT, social media provides the conduit to build a more collaborative environment. There are several initiatives popping up utilizing #’s…