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Grossing Best Practices: Accuracy at the Bench
Grossing best practices for pathology labs: bench setup, identity checks, fixation, sampling, block keys and dictation habits that prevent costly errors.
How to Evaluate a Pathology AI Tool Before You Buy
Evaluate a pathology AI tool before you buy: the questions to ask vendors, how to test it on your own slides, and the red flags that predict a failed rollout.
WSI File Formats and DICOM: Why Interoperability Matters
WSI file formats and DICOM compared: why proprietary slide formats create lock-in, what DICOM adds, and which questions to ask vendors about interoperability.
Using Report Templates Without Losing Clinical Nuance
Design pathology report templates that speed up sign-out without flattening nuance: principles, governance, AI drafting safeguards and mistakes to avoid.
Key Performance Indicators Every Pathology Lab Should Track
The pathology lab KPIs worth tracking, from turnaround time and labeling errors to amended reports and review discrepancies, and how to define each one well.
Specimen Tracking with Barcodes: Closing the Gaps
How to design barcode specimen tracking that closes the gaps between containers, cassettes and slides, with a checklist of scan points and common pitfalls.
Fitting AI-Assisted Diagnosis into the Pathologist's Workflow
How to fit AI-assisted diagnosis into the pathologist's workflow: where AI output should appear, how to review it, and the mistakes that slow sign-out.
How to Choose a Whole Slide Scanner for Your Lab
How to choose a whole slide scanner: match throughput, image quality, slide handling and integration to your case mix, and test with your own slides first.
Writing Pathology Reports Clinicians Can Act On
Write pathology reports clinicians can act on: put the answer first, use precise language, handle uncertainty and addenda, and self-check before sign-out.
ISO 15189 for Pathology Laboratories: What Changes Day to Day
What ISO 15189 changes in a pathology lab day to day, from accessioning and grossing to histology QC, sign-out, competency records and the yearly audit cycle.
Practical Ways to Reduce Turnaround Time in Surgical Pathology
Practical ways to reduce turnaround time in surgical pathology: measure each stage, remove waiting, and fix batching, add-on tests and sign-out delays.
Computational Pathology: Core Concepts for Clinicians
Computational pathology for clinicians: the core concepts behind whole slide images, tiles, models, training data and validation, explained without jargon.