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iPad proves equal to regular screens for TB evalsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Admittedly, mobile small screen technologies afford portability and perhaps in some cases, access to basic health care services that would not normally be availalable. True in pathology, just as it is radiology. Look for more news to come on this related to digital pathology. Based on some recent papers I have reviewed for publication, small screen technologies will show their effectiveness for primary H&E diagnosis and extend the pathologist's reach. From: FierceMobileHealthcare By Sara Jackson Comment | Forward | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn iPads are just as good a...
Source: Digital Pathology Blog - February 1, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Kaps Source Type: blogs

Clinical Labs Have Much to Learn from the Genetic Testing Web SitesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The clinical labs have much to learn about genetic web sites such as 23andme and ancestry.com (see: FDA Cracks Down on Consumer-Oriented Genetic Testing Web Sites; 23andMe Builds Online Sarcoma Research Community). This latter company is extending their genealogy business model into genetic testing. I was trying recently to better understand the pricing options offered by 23andme and sent a query to their help desk about this topic. I got the following explanation back from the company. It provides some useful insights about the company and its future direction: The 23andMe Personal Genome Service is a genotyping analysis ...
Source: Lab Soft News - January 31, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Bruce Friedman Tags: Clinical Lab Industry News Clinical Lab Testing Healthcare Information Technology Lab Information Products Lab Processes and Procedures Lab Regulation Laboratory Industry Trends LIS Definitions and Strategy Medical Consumerism Source Type: blogs

Former Aperio Executive and Digital Pathology Market Expert, Dr. Martin Stuart, Joins Definiens Executive TeamEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Munich, Germany – January 31, 2012 - Definiens, the global leader in Health Image Intelligence and Quantitative Digital Pathology, has appointed Martin Stuart, PhD, as its Executive Vice President and General Manager North America and Asian Pacific. In his new role, Stuart will be responsible for expanding the Definiens business in North America and Asia and providing leadership to the sales and field operations. Martin Stuart, a former Senior Vice President and General Manager of Aperio, is one of the most influential leaders in the Digital Pathology industry. He has more than 25 years of experience in inter...
Source: Digital Pathology Blog - January 31, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Kaps Source Type: blogs

HealthTap’s Social Network of 5,000 Doctors Is Ready to Give Free AdviceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Back in the 1990's when our department had a website, I started uploading several powerpoint lectures from various sources with the intent that such material would be used as what was then a growing source of information online that was peer-reviewed, accurate and current. It quickly became apparent the need and desire by patients to reach out and inquire about their own individual cases based on the lecture material. One in particular stands out, a lecture dealing with cervical cytology, abnormal pap smears, therapy and follow-up. At first there were only a handful of e-mails which quickly became dozens and hundreds o...
Source: Digital Pathology Blog - January 31, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Kaps Source Type: blogs

Paper-to-person Germ ContaminationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
An article in American Journal of Nursing : December 2011 - Volume 111 - Issue 12 - pp 30-34 discussed the fact that the "shuffling of papers" may be attributed to nosocomial infections. Makes electronic records look more and more inviting. As a manager,...(read more) (Source: Changing Face of Lab Medicine)
Source: Changing Face of Lab Medicine - January 30, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Sheryl Whitlock Source Type: blogs

An estimated 7% of Population Carry Oral HPV; Oral Cancer Incidence to Rise SharplyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In a previous post, I raised the issue of the relationship between oral sex, HPV, and oral cancer (see: HPV Now Shown to Cause Oral Cancer in Men). Here are two quotes from it: The HPV virus now causes as many cancers of the upper throat as tobacco and alcohol, probably due both to an increase in oral sex and the decline in smoking. Of the 300 study participants [in a recently published study], those infected with HPV were also 32 times more likely to develop [cancer of the tonsils or at the base of the tongue] than those who did not have the virus. These findings dwarf the increased risk of developing this so-called oroph...
Source: Lab Soft News - January 30, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Bruce Friedman Tags: Clinical Lab Testing Hospitals and Healthcare Delivery Laboratory Industry Trends Medical Consumerism Medical Research Source Type: blogs

Kaiser Permanente launches EHR mobile appEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
By Sara Jackson Comment | Forward | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn Kaiser Permanent today launched a mobile app giving more than 9 million patients access to their online medical records. The healthcare giant created a mobile-optimized version of its member website, kp.org, with a companion Android app. The company promises an iPhone app later this year. Kaiser officials say members will be able to view information from past visits, access lab results and pharmacy orders and see other data from their records. They also will be able to check appointments and exchange texts with clinicians via smar...
Source: Digital Pathology Blog - January 30, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Kaps Source Type: blogs

Case of the Week 193Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The week's case is a tough one!The following were found in the stool of animal handler with exposure to primates. The objects shown measure approximately 40 microns in diameter. Identification? (CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE)(Unstained, 400x original magnification) (Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites)
Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites - January 29, 2012 Category: Pathologists Source Type: blogs

Healthcare missing from State of the UnionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Like you, I watched the State of the Union address, and like you, I was amazed... Healthcare was missing! The centerpiece of President Obama's plans, the thing he would say he was most proud of as an accomplishment, and yet it was not mentioned at all. Of course it is a contentious subject and many healthcare organizations are waiting to see whether Obama will be reelected, in which case implemention of Obamacare will press forward, or whether a Republican challenger will take his place, and most probably work to repeal much of the legistlation. For an interesting perspective you might enjoy this discuss...
Source: The Daily Scan - January 27, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Ole Eichhorn Source Type: blogs

Digital Pathology and the FDA; WSI Systems Called Class III DevicesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CAP Today has just published what I consider to be the definitive article on the latest ruling by the FDA on digital pathology (see: Regulators scanning the digital scanners). It was written by Karen Titus. Here's an excerpt from the lead paragraphs: A recent panel on whole-slide imaging launched a clear message from the Food and Drug Administration: The agency views WSI systems as Class III medical devices and plans to regulate them as such....While the FDA’s decision was clear, the next steps are anything but. Vendors, pathologists, the FDA, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services could head in any numbe...
Source: Lab Soft News - January 27, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Bruce Friedman Tags: Digital Imaging in Pathology Electronic Medical Record Healthcare Business Healthcare Information Technology Healthcare Solutions Other than Lab Hospitals and Healthcare Delivery Imaging Other Than Pathology Lab Regulation Pathology Inform Source Type: blogs

Enough is Enough, Academic Journals!Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Catch the rest of the story after the break... (Source: The 1x Objective)
Source: The 1x Objective - January 27, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: robstak Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs

'The Rabbit Died!'Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Here in the ADVANCE office today, we got on the topic of outdated laboratory practices. From mouth pipetting (shudder!), to smoking and even eating lunch at the bench, we've heard some crazy stories from our readers about how things used to be. As we...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab)
Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab - January 26, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Kerri Penno Tags: Pathology Source Type: blogs

India’s first virtual Cancer Pathology diagnostic centreEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Its is my great pleasure to inform you that Oncopath Diagnostics-India’s first virtual Cancer Pathology centre has started at Pune. !!!! With the help of India’s first and Only digital pathology slide scanning system at Oncopath diagnostics, pathologists from USA, UK and Canada will be able to provide expert consultation to patients in India !!!! This centre will be specially helpful for patients and physicians/pathologists in getting second/expert opinion in difficult cases. Some of the newspaper articles published in local news papers in India ,which highlights Oncopath Diagnostics work...
Source: pathtalk.org - January 26, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Prashant Jani Tags: General Source Type: blogs

India's first virtual Cancer Pathology diagnostic centre in PuneEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
It is my great pleasure to inform you that Oncopath Diagnostics-India's first virtual Cancer Pathology centre has started at Pune. !!!! With the help of India's first and Only digital pathology slide scanning system at Oncopath diagnostics, pathologists from USA, UK and Canada will be able to provide expert consultation to patients in India !!!! This will specially helpful for patients and physicians/pathologists in getting second/expert opinion in difficult cases. VALUE ADDED SERVICES OF ONCOPATH DIAGNOSTICS The highly qualified medical sta...
Source: Oncopathology - January 26, 2012 Category: Pathologists Source Type: blogs

Software for Comparing Changes in Pulmonary Nodule Size on Chest X-RaysEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Most healthcare consumers are familiar with the new digital imaging modalities such as CT, MRI, and PET scans. However, fewer may be aware of the image analysis software that is in common use for analyzing digital images in radiology. A recent article was fascinating for me in terms of cost-saving and quality opportunities that are being made available by such software, even for the common chest x-rays (see: FDA Approves New Chest X-Ray Scanning Software). Below is an excerpt from the article: Software that could lead to low-cost early detection of lung cancer won US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance this month....
Source: Lab Soft News - January 26, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Bruce Friedman Tags: Electronic Medical Record Healthcare Business Healthcare Information Technology Hospitals and Healthcare Delivery Imaging Other Than Pathology Medical Consumerism Source Type: blogs

Data on Health Improvement Goals ReleasedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The National Priorities Partnership (NPP), a group of healthcare leaders convened by the National Quality Forum (NQF), just released case studies addressing application of priorities for improving healthcare. Specifically, the case studies explore ways...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab)
Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab - January 25, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Lynn Tags: Current Events Practice/Business Management Source Type: blogs

Innovation in Immunohistochemistry (IHC) Staining: Single Piece Flow IHC Slide ProcessingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion — Page 22 References — Page 23 Appendices A-1 About the Authors — Page 25 A-2 About Venta Medical Systems, Inc./Roche — Page 26 A-3 About DARK Daily — Page 27 A-4 About The Dark Intelligence Group, Inc., and THE DARK REPORT — Page 28 A-5 About the Executive War College on Laboratory and Pathology Management — Page 29 A-6 About Mark Terry — Page 31 Terms of Use — Page 36 (Source: Digital Pathology Blog)
Source: Digital Pathology Blog - January 25, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Justin Clark Source Type: blogs

CAP Today: Regulators scanning the digital scannersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Of the FDA’s decision to regulate whole-slide imaging systems as Class III devices, Aperio president Dirk Soenksen says, “They’ve made up their mind.... You’re talking five years at the earliest when someone’s going to get approval.” How broad will Aperio's submission be? “As broad as FDA allows,” he says. Hi y'all. You're probably familiar with CAP Today already - it's a great publication for anyone interested in Pathology, and it's available free online - but today's new issue has great article about the FDA panel discussion held at Pathology Visions in October: Regulators s...
Source: The Daily Scan - January 24, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Ole Eichhorn Source Type: blogs

More Discussion on the Recent NYT Article about EpicEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Mr. HIStalk has responded to a reader's comment about Epic relating to the recent NYT article covering the company (see: News 1/20/12). Here's a link to my recent note on this same article (see: More on Epic's (Non)-Interoperability and the Recent NYT Puff Piece) and a link to the original NYT article (see: Digitizing Health Records, Before It Was Cool). Below is the Q and A exchange and response in HIStalk: Reader Comment: From Otoscope: “Re: Epic. I hear that Epic is competing for a deal in NYC. I wonder if the puff piece in the Times about how cool their campus is and Judy Faulkner giving them a rare inter...
Source: Lab Soft News - January 24, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Bruce Friedman Tags: Electronic Medical Record Healthcare Business Healthcare Information Technology Hospitals and Healthcare Delivery Source Type: blogs

Improved Diagnostic Tools Lead Way to Better Patient OutcomesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A massive new-millennium expansion of medical arts has everything to do with technology; as capabilities race forward, so do the practical, implementable benefits to laboratorians, diagnosticians, direct care providers, and ultimately patients. Check...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab)
Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab - January 24, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Valerie Newitt Tags: Pathology Source Type: blogs

BREAKING: Healthcare Hero SAVES HIMSS12!Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Confused by EHRs, Meaningful Use, medication management, federal regulations, and other health IT topics? Want more, positive clinical outcomes, greater information exchange, increased office efficiency, and cost savings?Visit booth 5456 at HIMSS12 to meet the DRFIRST Defender and learn how he helps protect providers! Comment on the video, Tweet us @DrFirst #HIMSShero, or comment on www.facebook.com/drfirstinc to be entered into a drawing for a night on the town in Vegas at HIMSS12! (Source: Digital Pathology Blog)
Source: Digital Pathology Blog - January 24, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Kaps Source Type: blogs

Regulators regulating digital scannersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In the words of Harry Caray - "Holy Cow!" Karen Titus does an excellent job putting together this piece. Who else could use "Gentlemen, start your turtles", "Alan Greenspan" and also work in "From that perspective, a Class III, or even a Class II, classification, is overkill—like dropping a V8 engine into an Amish buggy" in the same article. So much blog fodder here I have copied the entire article available for free from CAP Today with my comments below on some of my thoughts on this matter. Courtesy of CAP Today - Regulators scanning the digital scanners by Karen Titus A recent panel on whole-slide imaging la...
Source: Digital Pathology Blog - January 24, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Kaps Source Type: blogs

No approval necessaryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Dr. John M., cardiac electrophysiologist, cyclist, learner and of course physician blogger recently put out 6 reasons why he blogs recently at http://www.drjohnm.org/2012/01/six-reasons-why-doctors-blog/. Over a year ago, Drs. Mark Pool, Bruce Friedman and I put together an editorial for the Journal of Pathology Informatics entitled "Ten important lessons we have learned as pathology bloggers". However, John, Mark, Bruce and I failed to mention one important idea/lesson on why physicians blog, or perhaps more specifically on why physicians should blog and a persona motivator for me. No approval is necessary. P...
Source: Digital Pathology Blog - January 24, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Kaps Source Type: blogs

The Next Step in the Development of Personalized E-NewspapersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In previous posts, I have discussed both Flipboard and Zite (see: Blogs Becoming Increasingly Popular and Blending with Other Media; Zite Receives Cease-and-Desist Letter from Big Media). Both apps serve as examples of how the much-anticipated, personalized, e-newspaper will evolve. Note that CNN understands this strategic direction, as exemplified by its purchase of Zite (CNN Buys Zite and Pursues Big Screen, Small Screen Media Strategy. This evolutionary process goes on unabated. Twitter, a key player in the shift to e-newspapers has purchased startup Summify (see: The Startup That Could Turn Twitter Into Your Newspaper)...
Source: Lab Soft News - January 23, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Bruce Friedman Tags: Blogosphere and Websphere Information Technology Web and Browsers Source Type: blogs

Free Webinar from 3DHISTECH - February 22 - Register Now!Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
"Automated High Throughput Whole Slide Imaging Using Area Sensors, Flash Light Illumination and Solid State Light Engine"presented by Varga Viktor Sebestyén, PhD from 3DHISTECH Ltd.Program of the webinar:1. Camera technologies:- a.) Line versus Area camera- b.) CCD versus sCMOS sensors- c.) Scanning speed2. Multifocal capability3. Dark Field Preview. Date: 22th of February, 2012Please choose one of the following sessions: Session 1 starting at 9.00 CET(13:30IST, 16:00 SGT, 17:00 JST) sessionSession 2 starting at 17:00 CET(11:00 EST, 10:00 CST, 8:00 PST) sessionIf you choose the first session please follow the instructio...
Source: Digital Pathology Blog - January 23, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Kaps Source Type: blogs

Case of the Week 192Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The following hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) stained sections of brain are from a 1-year old child with fatal meningoencephalitis. The child was otherwise healthy and had not traveled outside of the U.S. (CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE)Identification of this devastating infection?20 x original magnification100 x original magnification400 x original magnification400 x original magnification400 x original magnification400 x original magnification (Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites)
Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites - January 22, 2012 Category: Pathologists Source Type: blogs

Answer to Case 192Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Answer: Baylisascaris procyonis, the raccoon intestinal roundwormEggs of this nematode get into the environment and may be accidentally ingested by humans (typically young children) resulting in visceral larva migrans (VLM) as shown in this case. The larvae hatch from the ingested eggs and enter the blood stream to migrate readily throughout the body, with a predilection for the brain and spinal cord.The diagnosis can be made by serology (available only at specialized centers) in association with a suggestive clinical presentation or through finding characteristic larvae in tissues. A peripheral eosinophilia and eosinophil...
Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites - January 21, 2012 Category: Pathologists Source Type: blogs

Is Notch signaling involved in lung carcinogenesis?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This is the question asked by Joyce Osanyingbemi-Obidi and colleagues from Johns Hopkins in an interesting recent paper published in Molecular Cancer Research. The cancer stem cell hypothesis proposes that there is a small proportion of tumor cells with stem... (Source: The Daily Sign-Out)
Source: The Daily Sign-Out - January 20, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Mark D. Pool, M.D. Tags: Cancer Biology Lung adenocarcinoma Lung Cancer Neoplasia-General Source Type: blogs

Genomics-Based EHR: Is This a Realistic Expectation?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Although I generally agree with what John Lynn posts on his blog over at EMR and EHR, one of his recent posts caused me to wince a little bit (see: Genomics Based EHR). He raises the issue of the "smart EMR" with genomic data as one its "core elements". Here's his note: Genomics is one of the core elements that I think a “Smart EMR” will be required to have in the future. I really feel that the future of patient care will require some sort of interaction with genomic data and that will only be able to be done with a computer and likely an EHR....As I think about genomics interacting with EHR dat...
Source: Lab Soft News - January 20, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Bruce Friedman Tags: Electronic Medical Record Healthcare Information Technology Hospitals and Healthcare Delivery Lab Information Products Laboratory Industry Trends LIS Definitions and Strategy LIS Vendor News Medical Research Source Type: blogs

On the HuntEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Editor's Note: This blog post is brought to you by Managing Editor Kerri Hatt.) Are you looking for a job? Career blogger Penelope Trunk tells us nearly 75 percent of workers are. In fact, she says most people change jobs every 2 years, and it can be...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab)
Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab - January 19, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Kerri Penno Tags: Career Source Type: blogs

How we're doin'Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I just checked the stats on Neuropathology Blog just to see where we stand. Here's where we stand at the moment:So far today:Number of pageviews: 291Entire history since blog's inception in October of 2011:Blog posts: 364Comments: 746Pageviews total: 189,440 Not too bad! (Source: neuropathology blog)
Source: neuropathology blog - January 19, 2012 Category: Pathologists Tags: facts and figures Source Type: blogs

More on Epic's (Non)-Interoperability and the Recent NYT Puff PieceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I was convinced that Milt Freudenheim's glowing, uncritical puff-piece about Epic in the NYT would not provoke any critical blow-back (see: Digitizing Health Records, Before It Was Cool). I was certainly not expecting any criticism from hospital CIOs and CEOs who are anxious to stay within the good graces of the company and are contractually constrained from any visceral outbursts. However, Vince Kuraitis, who blogs over at e-CareManagement, has informed me via a comment that there is a heated discussion going on at Google+ about the NYT article and Epic in general. You may also want to refer to my recent blog note abo...
Source: Lab Soft News - January 19, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Bruce Friedman Tags: Electronic Medical Record Healthcare Business Healthcare Information Technology Pathology Informatics Source Type: blogs

Feeling Under the Weather?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
There’s a reason “under the weather” describes a person’s health status: Scientists have found a link between La Nina patterns and flu epidemics. According to an article in Summit County Voice, climate patterns affect bird migrations and, therefore, genetic...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab)
Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab - January 18, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Lynn Tags: Current Events Source Type: blogs

A Reader Comments on Epic Interoperability and Care EverywhereEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In response to a recent note about Epic's Care Everywhere (see: Sharing Medical Records across Hospitals with Epic's Care Everywhere), a reader (Open Standards) posted a comment which I thought was instructive and worthy of promotion to the level of a note. I present it below in its entirety: Per the Epic technical manual, Epic's Care Everywhere is [described in] the following [way]: 1. For Epic institutions, it is an XML file containing Epic proprietary extenstions to the continuity of care document. 2. For non-Epic institutions, it is an XML file containing the standard continuity of care document. Both of th...
Source: Lab Soft News - January 18, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Bruce Friedman Tags: Electronic Medical Record Healthcare Business Healthcare Information Technology Hospitals and Healthcare Delivery Laboratory Industry Trends LIS Definitions and Strategy Pathology Informatics Source Type: blogs

Second opinions in pathology and medicineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Laura Landro, in her Wall Street Journal column, "The Informed Patient," has taken on the controversial subject of second opinions in medicine. Inevitably, the "attention-grabber" of such an article is an anecdotal patient initially "misdiagnosed" at one institution who goes... (Source: The Daily Sign-Out)
Source: The Daily Sign-Out - January 18, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Mark D. Pool, M.D. Tags: Laboratory Management Laboratory Testing Quality Assurance in Pathology Source Type: blogs

Introducing ViewsIQ to Digital PathologyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Many are predicting 2012 will be a tipping point for the digital pathology market. With that prediction, comes the latest slide scanner company to enter the space. Introducing ViewsIQ out of Vancover offering an interactive slide scanning system that integrates with rather than replaces the microscope. Check out their YouTube videos and images on their website. Their website also mentions they will be exhibiting at USCAP 2012 at booth #814. Look forward to seeing their technology in action. Canadian-based slide imaging technology company, ViewsIQ, announces their entrance to the digital pathology market. T...
Source: Digital Pathology Blog - January 18, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Kaps Source Type: blogs

What the Healthcare Industry Can Learn From Technology Start-UpsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This is an interesting post on The Health Care Blog, by David Shaywitz: What the Healthcare Industry can learn from Technology Start-ups: I’ve been struck by some of the profound differences between a tech start-up (even one ostensibly in the healthcare space) and a biopharma start-up. In the standard biopharma model, you spend years developing a product, without having any real idea of (a) whether it will work, (b) whether it will be safe and well-tolerated, and (c) whether by the time you’ve demonstrated (a) and (b), anyone will care, or pay you for your efforts. In contrast, [tech startup] MassiveHealth has managed ...
Source: The Daily Scan - January 17, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Ole Eichhorn Source Type: blogs

I Have a Dream in Healthcare...Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as we set aside a day to honor him, I DO have a dream... What is yours? For me, my dream on a day to day basis is survival in this crazy world of healthcare. As a manager, I am always aware of issues such as...(read more) (Source: Changing Face of Lab Medicine)
Source: Changing Face of Lab Medicine - January 17, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Sheryl Whitlock Source Type: blogs

Usefulness of Software for Analyzing Digital Pathology Images HighlightedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Hard to miss this news item which I saw reproduced on dozens of media outlets and sites. Ul Balis and his team, including Jason Hipp using their SVIQ technology were able to differentiate benign from malignant bladder tissue in cases of micropapillary urothelial carcinoma. This type of technology which uses concentric rings to identify key features for recognition rather than square blocks in the query is a welcome addition to the surgical pathologist's toolkit and I think the tip of the iceberg in the type of value added propositions digital pathology will offer over analogue. Reproduction of the glass slid...
Source: Digital Pathology Blog - January 17, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Kaps Source Type: blogs

Docs Going MobileEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Courtesy of Dark Daily: QuantiaMD’s survey confirms that physicians will increasingly seek real-time connectivity and consultation with medical laboratory service providers Physicians are quickly becoming fans of mobile computing. Clinical laboratory managers and pathologists will be interested to learn that, in fact, mobile computing is taking hold among physicians faster than in the general population. This was one conclusion from a recent survey, according to an article in Healthcare Informatics. QuantiaMD, a Waltham, MA-based mobile and online physician community, conducted a survey of 3,798 physicians....
Source: Digital Pathology Blog - January 17, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Kaps Source Type: blogs

Preparing for Lab WeekEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
As supervisors, managers or directors of clinical laboratories, National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week (April 22-28) is an important time to express appreciation for your laboratorians, set aside some time to celebrate and, perhaps most importantly,...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab)
Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab - January 16, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Kelly Bocich Source Type: blogs

Some Independent Physician Practices on the Brink of Financial FailureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
There are a number of factors contributing to the financial pressures being placed on community physicians. One of the most significant is that the federal government, the most important payer of medical costs, tends to favor inpatient and ambulatory care delivered by hospitals. A recent story provided the details (see: Doctors going broke). Below is an excerpt from it Doctors in America are harboring an embarrassing secret: Many of them are going broke. This quiet reality, which is spreading nationwide, is claiming a wide range of casualties, including family physicians, cardiologists and oncologists. Industry watchers sa...
Source: Lab Soft News - January 16, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Bruce Friedman Tags: Healthcare Business Healthcare Solutions Other than Lab Hospitals and Healthcare Delivery Medical Consumerism Medical Education Pharmaceutical Industry Source Type: blogs

Lab uses Groupon to market testingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This is a really intriguing use of social media by a lab to market their services! Affordable Labs in Vernon Hills, Illinois (a northern suburb of Chicago) is using Groupon to market a lab panel including cholesterol and liver function... (Source: The Daily Sign-Out)
Source: The Daily Sign-Out - January 16, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Mark D. Pool, M.D. Tags: Business of Lab Medicine Source Type: blogs

Audio Conference: HIPAA Form 5010 Implementation: Real-World Solutions to Ease the Transition from 4010 to 5010 and Avoid Reimbursement DelaysEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The first 18 days: Lessons learned about how labs can generate clean lab-test claims for speedy payment YOUR PRESENTERS: Lâle White, Executive Chairman and CEO, XIFIN, Inc. Jackie Griffin, Director, Client Services, Training & Project Implementation, Gateway EDI Matt Warner, Associate Vice President, Operations, XIFIN, Inc. Every clinical lab is about to learn whether the transition to form 5010-required as of January 1, 2012-will be handled flawlessly by payers or not. Ideally, clean claims should mean that payers send timely remittances to your lab. But things are less than perfect. Certai...
Source: Digital Pathology Blog - January 16, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Justin Clark Source Type: blogs

Case of the Week 191Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The following arthropods were found on a 50-year old man and were submitted for identification to the clinical parasitology laboratory. No further history was given. Identification?Anyone have any idea what the 2 arthropods on the right are doing? (Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites)
Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites - January 15, 2012 Category: Pathologists Source Type: blogs

Answer to Case 191Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Answer: Pediculus humanus, body or head lice. It is not possible to tell body lice and head lice apart morphologically, although as L.R. says, head lice are generally smaller than body lice. Furthermore, as Vanessa CH points out, body lice are hardier than head lice and are much more likely to remain alive after being separated for more than 24 hours from their host. These lice were definitely separated for more than 24 hours (probably more like 48-36 hours) and therefore are more likely to be body lice.Now as for what the 2 on the right are doing, that's an interest question! Thank you for the guesses. Despite some intere...
Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites - January 14, 2012 Category: Pathologists Source Type: blogs

Best Post of July 2011: Formal Guidelines for Alzheimer's Genetic Testing IssuedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The next in our "Best of the Month" series is from July 19, 2011:Dr. Edward B. LeeIn recent posts, I discussed the availability of direct-to-consumer ApoE testing and the fact that I myself submitted buccal cells to 23andMe.com to discover my own ApoE status. The illustrious Eddie Lee, MD, PhD just emailed me news that the American College of Medical Genetics and the National Society of Genetic Counselors have recently issued formal guidelines regarding ApoE testing in patients. Reported and discussed on the Alzheimer Research Forum, the guidelines, published in the June issue of Genetics in Medicine, identify which indivi...
Source: neuropathology blog - January 13, 2012 Category: Pathologists Tags: Alzheimer's disease Best of the Month series Source Type: blogs

Connectivity and Hospital-Based EMRs; The EMR as an Operating System?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
John Lynn, who blogs over at EMR and EHR, had this to say recently about a company called Emdeon (see: Emdeon’s EHR Lite) I’d been meaning to do a post about Emdeon‘s EHR lite ...since I first heard about it at MGMA. While I think that EHR Lite might be some good branding, I’m not sure you can really classify Emdeon’s EHR as lite. I’m sure they’re just trying to differentiate themselves from the 300+ EHR companies out there....I think I found the thing that most differentiates Emdeon from many other EMR companies. it’s their network. Here’s a summary they sent me of their network. Emdeon’s network encom...
Source: Lab Soft News - January 13, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Bruce Friedman Tags: Clinical Lab Industry News Clinical Lab Testing Electronic Medical Record Healthcare Business Healthcare Information Technology Hospitals and Healthcare Delivery Laboratory Industry Trends LIS Definitions and Strategy LIS Vendor News Source Type: blogs

New Standard Assists in Better Diagnosis of CytomegalovirusEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a new clinical Standard Reference Material (SRM) that will help healthcare professionals more accurately diagnose and treat cytomegalovirus (CMV). Many of the antiviral agents used to moderate...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab)
Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab - January 13, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Jill Hoffman Tags: Molecular Diagnostics Source Type: blogs

Last Chance to Register for PathXL Simulator WebinarEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PathXL Simulator: Prebuilt Simulations for Pathology Training 18th January 2012 – two time slots are available: Session 1 - 10.15am GMT / 11.15am CET / 05.15am EST / 02.15am PSTSession 2 - 4.15pm GMT / 5.15pm CET /11.15am EST / 08.15am PST PathXL Simulator is a comprehensive set of training modules designed for early stage training by residents in Pathology and Biomedical Scientists. Customers include Thames and Medway Training Schools, Liverpool Training School, South West Deanery Training School and the RCPA (Royal College of Pathologists of Australia) and Astra Zeneca. Guest Speakers: Professor Chris W...
Source: Digital Pathology Blog - January 13, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Kaps Source Type: blogs