We are pleased to announce that Bakersfield Pathology Medical Group is utilizing Pathagility‘s ReportPath product with its AP Easy Lab System. ReportPath is providing BPMG a secure, marketable way to provide an online lab reporting and collaboration environment for its referring physicians without having to replace its current lab system. Check out our previous post, Save your Lab’s Brand 2, on the…
In August, Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine (DICOM) Standard Supplement 145 (aka – Whole Slide Microscopic Images) was passed. This standard aims to allow pathologists to retrieve and manage whole-slide images and associated information from any digital imaging system, regardless of the manufacturer. This will have considerable impact on pathologists and system vendors over time. Check…
There appears to be a national trend of physicians moving away from private practice and into salaried positions at large health systems. What role does Heath Care Reform play in this trend? Check out this recent Arkansas Business article Health Care Reform, Other Factors Drive Doctors Away from Private Practice. It describes this trend from…
Came across this CAP Today Newsbyte that provides some detail on HL7 standards that will be part of the federal government’s final rule on standards and certification under the ARRA Act of 2009. Below is a link to the Newsbyte and an excerpt… HL7 standards and guides in federal meaningful use rule Health Level Seven International, a…
You don’t have to look very far to find information, blog posts, tweets, etc. on EHR/EMR Meaningful Use (MU). It seems a bit more difficult to find information on how this is affecting Pathology Labs. We thought it might be helpful to start passing on information we come across on this topic. Here is a link to start with… CAP…
Are you a pathologist, lab tech, clinician or a manager at a laboratory? If so, what is your lab’s biggest differentiator? If we took a poll you would find one common response – SERVICE. Service level is where small to mid-sized path labs compete against the Mega labs. This includes fast result turnaround, comprehensive supply distribution, advanced customer service,…
In a recent post, we talked about the acquisition of BioImagene by Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (a member of Roche Group). BioImagene is a leader in the field of digital pathology and workflow analysis. Is this acquisition a sign of more to come in the area of digital pathology? The digital pathology movement is certainly something to…
I’m a big fan of the folks at Dark Daily and got…hmmm how should I phrase this…FIRED UP when I read their most recent article called Sales of Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Systems to Physicians Will Double By End of 2012. Frankly, the article covers a perfect example of why we founded Pathagility. The overarching theme of the article is…
I came across a great blog called Cloud Computing’s Stormy Future this morning by John Hagel III and John Seely Brown. John and John are co-chairmen of the Deloitte LLP Center for the Edge, and have written several books focused on technology and innovation. Their post talks about the disruptive potential of cloud computing and outlines four distinctive,…
In a previous post, we talked about one way a pathology lab can protect its brand – the lab report. For a quick refresher, compare these two reports… If these reports represent two competing labs, what perceptions would you have for each based on these reports? Now, with that point made, labs are not in…