In December’s issue of the American Journal of Clinical Pathology there is an interesting editorial by Dr. Mark Wick that discusses Pathology 2.0 in reference to two articles in the journal. In summary, I think he feels there are uses in place for education and e-publications that are suitable and practical but thinks there [...]
Came across an interesting story from Computerworld about an a study out of Harvard that claims EMRs may not be all we think they are:
Computerworld – A Harvard Medical School study that looked at some of the nation’s “most wired” hospital facilities found that computerization of those facilities hasn’t saved them any money or improved [...]
Last week Dark Daily ran a story about DermatopathologyConsultations.com. Robert Michel wrote:
DermatopathologyConsultations.com demonstrates how innovative pathologists are stepping up to apply new information technologies to make it easier for local pathologists to refer cases to expert subspecialist pathologists. The fact that Zembowicz and his colleagues are getting second opinion case referrals from other countries [...]
The Virtual Autopsy Table (developed by Norrköping Visualization Centre and the Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization in Sweden) makes use of high resolution CT And MRI. The images are rendered and processed into 3D models which can be manipulated using a the table’s multi-touch interface.
From the website:
The technique used in this table [...]
A group of researchers at UC Berkeley has developed a portable, mobile phone-based light microscopy system (PLoS) for rapid computer-assisted analysis of clinical specimens in parts of the world where quality lab equipment or trained personnel are not available.
In the laboratory, there are several components to bringing up and subsequently maintaining a laboratory test for patient care.
Validation: Laboratories are required to perform validation testing on prior samples to ensure that the new test or new method is performing in a clinically meaningful manner.
Post Implementation monitoring: In the initial period after a test becomes [...]
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