Pathagility has launched a new feature to integrate the specimen receiving process into the lab’s LIS workflow. Receiving in Workpath allows your samples to make contact with your Pathagility LIS the moment they arrive, promoting rapid intake and verifiable chain-of-custody procedures that save time and increase certainty in your lab operational organization. Receiving replaces…
Across the nation, labs are facing the toughest financial squeeze of recent times. Simply said, lab managers are being asked to cut operating costs and operate their labs with smaller budgets during 2016 – and beyond. That makes it essential for savvy lab managers to stay current with the most effective techniques for cutting lab…
When the human genetic code was cracked over a decade ago, it brought with it the expectation that there would be immediate application to human diseases. Healthcare professionals as well as the general population expected there would soon be a cure for cancer and heart disease among other severe illnesses. Integrative doctors advised a cautionary…
As a lab executive, we don’t need to tell you how much the lab has changed over the last years. Every day, more and more tests are introduced, and innovation both in tests and technology is increasing at a daily rate. Innovative and start-up labs have new testing instruments and have optimized layouts and workflows…
You’ve probably read by now that both the House and the Senate have passed the Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR) bill. The official name of the bill is H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014. The main focus of the bill delays cuts of physician reimbursements under Medicare, but a small section of…
The Pathagility team has been hard at work to keep up with the demands of clinician’s and labs. Improvements in speed, user experience and new features highlight the latest version of our web-based software. Our current users will not skip a beat with enhancements to our case entry screen and process. • Simplified screens– streamline…
Your lab is growing and the demand on your staff to print reports and fax is taking up more of their time. You don’t want to change your workflow process because everyone knows what is expected of them and they are comfortable working with your current LIS. You would like to electronically deliver reports and…
The text book answer: the ability of a system to handle a growing amount of work in a capable manner. The real world answer: the ability to store more data, handle more users, distribute more information, change as business requires, and do it all without interruption. The questions every new, or growing, pathology lab should…
Is your pathology lab executing a growth strategy? Have you hired a sales person or team to grow your specimen count? We talk to pathology groups daily that are at some point in the process of developing or executing a sales strategy. They are either 1) attempting to grow their specimen count or 2) defending against larger laboratories with…
We received a call from one of our lab customers requesting a results only interface for one of their referring physicians. The referring physician has sent only a small volume of cases to the lab, and the cost from the EMR vendor alone would make the cost of an interface unjustifiable. The referring physician group…