Just about every information source these days points to increased demands on the healthcare IT industry. Many are hoping process efficiencies can be realized by further automating healthcare. Others are focused on the government’s influence related to the adoption of EMR systems. Still others are just doing some math… Cited from U.S. Census data: 303 million total Americans 17% are over…
Pathagility was in New Orleans last week for The Dark Report’s Executive War College on Laboratory and Pathology Management. Robert Michel, Editor in Chief of The Dark Report, opened the event with a presentation entitled: Lab Medicine’s Appointment with Destiny: Skyrocketing Utilization, Inadequate Funding, and the Incredible Clinical Value of Laboratory Tests. In his address…
Challenges and questions still remain as we enter the new era of Healthcare IT. The fit of practices and vendors depends largely on the willingness and commitment of all parties to roll up their collective sleeves to tackle obstacles identified and the one lying right around the corner. Will your business’ growth be stunted by…
While it seems that most healthcare providers are hoping to get to the stage where health information systems (EMR/EHR, LIS, RIS, etc.) provide more workflow efficiency, extreme data security and flexible partner collaboration, the path to Utopia seems to be different in almost every case. This is due to the fact that each provider is…
We are looking forward to attending the 15th Annual Executive War College on Laboratory and Pathology Management in New Orleans – April 27-28th. The agenda is full of great sessions on lab workflow efficiencies, interoperability, and next generation lab automation. Here a few of the sessions we plan to attend – April 27th 7:00 AM–7:50…
Check out this case study on Pathagility becoming University of North Carolina (UNC) Nephropathology’s digital interface to their physician clients. UNC was able to enhance their existing lab system investment and configure a solution for their specific needs by taking advantage of Pathagility’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) cost effective model. Casestudy_UNC (PDF)
In today’s anatomic pathology market how do you as a local or hospital based pathologist hold on to or grow your business? You’ve seen large regional and national labs come in with their marketing reps and take business that was once yours. What are they doing that you can’t? Haven’t you worked with them and…
WorkPath is a flexible, web-based platform that supports the creation of customized laboratory workflows. Some labs need to move from an inflexible, “one size fits all” system with a large total cost of ownership (TCO) price tag, to an affordable environment tailored to their specific needs. WorkPath can support simple and complex workflows across multiple…
Being able to leverage existing system investments is of paramount importance to many pathology labs due to the significant, sunk costs that they have already incurred implementing their existing systems. Pathagility enhances the capabilities and reach of existing healthcare management systems, and in many cases, can extend the lifespan of current technology investments, such as…
The majority (varying reports of between 60-80%) of all quantifiable data utilized by medical professionals to make health related decisions originate in the lab. While more and more health data is becoming digitized in the lab environment, it is still located in information silos. Figures from the U.S. Census Bureau indicate that there are a…