Pathology Informatics, An Issue of the Clinics in Laboratory Medicine
1st Edition
Published on 18. February 2016
100 pages
978-0-323-44409-5 (ISBN)
Description
This issue of the Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, edited by Dr. Anil Parwani, is a special issue is devoted to topics in Pathology Informatics. Topics include but are not limited to: Basics of Information Systems (Hardware, Software); Networks, Interfaces and Communications; Databases; Laboratory Information Systems; Enhancing and Customizing Laboratory Information Systems; Laboratory Management and Operations; Specialized Laboratory Information Systems; Bar Coding and Tracking; Molecular Pathology Informatics; Pathology Informatics and Project Management; Digital Imaging; Telepathology; Healthcare Information Systems; Data Security and Reliability; Role of Pathology Informatics in IT Leadership; Selection and Implementation of New Information Systems; Biomedical Informatics and Research Informatics; Training in Pathology Informatics; and more.
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Content
- Front Cover
- Pathology Informatics
- Copyrights
- Contributors
- EDITOR
- AUTHORS
- Contents
- Laboratory Information Systems
- Bar Coding and Tracking in Pathology
- Enhancing and Customizing Laboratory Information Systems to Improve/Enhance Pathologist Workflow
- Specialized Laboratory Information Systems
- Laboratory Information Systems Management and Operations
- Molecular Pathology Informatics
- Pathology Gross Photography: The Beginning of Digital Pathology
- Advanced Imaging Techniques for the Pathologist
- Overview of Telepathology
- Selection and Implementation of New Information Systems
- Health Information Systems
- Translational Bioinformatics and Clinical Research (Biomedical) Informatics
- Training in Informatics: Teaching Informatics in Surgical Pathology
- Clinics in Laboratory Medicine
- FORTHCOMING ISSUES
- June 2016
- September 2016
- RECENT ISSUES
- December 2015
- September 2015
- June 2015
- Laboratory Information Systems
- OVERVIEW TO LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEMS
- ELEMENTS OF LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEMS
- Laboratory Information System Infrastructure
- Laboratory Information System Architecture
- THE HEART OF AN LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEM: DICTIONARY TABLES AND DEFINITIONS
- FEATURES OF ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND THEIR ROLES IN LABORATORY OPERATIONS
- Specimen Intake and Accessioning
- Gross Specimen Processing and Sectioning ("Grossing")
- Histology Processing and Slide Creation
- Pathologist Interpretation and Final Report Generation and Distribution
- Report Amendments and Addenda
- The Laboratory Information System and Laboratory Administration
- ADVANCED FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS IN LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEMS
- REFERENCES
- Bar Coding and Tracking in Pathology
- OVERVIEW
- HISTORY
- TYPES OF BAR CODES
- 1-D Symbology
- 2-D Symbology
- ERROR RATES
- BAR CODE FAILURES
- MEDIA AND LABELS
- STANDARDIZATION
- HARDWARE
- SOFTWARE
- WORKFLOW
- DASHBOARDS/STATUS MONITORS
- IMPLEMENTATION
- INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
- FUTURE DIRECTIONS
- SUMMARY
- REFERENCES
- Enhancing and Customizing Laboratory Information Systems to Improve/Enhance Pathologist Workflow
- OVERVIEW
- VOICE RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY
- WORK PROCESSING
- QUALITY ASSURANCE
- SURGICAL PATHOLOGY REPORT
- AUTOMATED ORDER ENTRY TO PATHOLOGY LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEMS
- USE OF IMAGES IN SURGICAL PATHOLOGY
- REFERENCES
- Specialized Laboratory Information Systems
- OVERVIEW: WHAT IS A SPECIALIZED LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEM?
- IDENTIFYING SHORTCOMINGS
- Potential Shortcomings of an Existing Laboratory Information System
- Potential Shortcoming of a New Laboratory Information System
- Shortcomings due to Evolving Technology
- Shortcomings due to Nontraditional Data Sets
- MEETING UNIQUE NEEDS
- Options for Filling Gaps
- Option 1: Buying from an Existing Vendor
- Option 2: Buying from a Separate Vendor
- Option 3: Bridging or Building
- Bridging
- Building
- Large-scale commercial laboratory
- CONSIDERATIONS FOR BUILDING AN IN-HOUSE LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEM MODULE
- Scalability and Timeliness
- Experience of the Design Team
- Support Costs
- Cost Versus Benefit
- NEWER TECHNOLOGIES AND REPORTING OPTIONS
- The Off-Site LIS
- Reporting Results to Clients
- Example 1-Client Level Access
- Example 2-Client Subgroups
- Example 3-Individual Access
- Example 4-Result Level Reporting
- EXAMPLE: HEMATOPATHOLOGY, THE SPECIALTY THAT CHALLENGES THE SPECIALIZED LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEM
- Specialized Laboratories
- Complex Workflow
- Multimodality Testing and Data Types
- Timeline
- Data Integration from Multiple Laboratories
- Multisystem
- Evolving Technologies
- SUMMARY
- REFERENCES
- Laboratory Information Systems Management and Operations
- OVERVIEW
- SYSTEM VALIDATION
- INTERFACE MAINTENANCE AND MONITORING
- TRAINING
- HELP DESK SUPPORT
- CHANGE CONTROL AND DOCUMENTATION
- MANAGEMENT REPORTING AND QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES
- DATABASE MAINTENANCE
- NEW PRODUCT EVALUATION
- REFERENCES
- Molecular Pathology Informatics
- OVERVIEW
- MOLECULAR INFORMATICS
- NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING
- NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING INFORMATICS
- BIG DATA AND CLOUD COMPUTING
- INFORMATICS CHALLENGES FOR NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING-BASED CLINICAL TESTING
- Data Storage
- Networking Infrastructure
- Computing Infrastructure
- Data Security
- Interoperability
- FUTURE PERSPECTIVE
- REFERENCES
- Pathology Gross Photography
- OVERVIEW: SETTING THE STAGE
- GROSS PHOTOS IN PRACTICE
- THE DECISION TO SHOOT
- THE SETUP
- THE TOOLS
- THE CLUES
- THE POINT
- REFERENCES
- Advanced Imaging Techniques for the Pathologist
- OVERVIEW
- OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY
- EXPERIENCE WITH OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY
- DISCUSSION
- REFERENCES
- Overview of Telepathology
- OVERVIEW
- TELEHEALTH
- HISTORICAL OVERVIEW
- TELEPATHOLOGY APPLICATIONS
- TELECOMMUNICATION
- TELEPATHOLOGY MODES AND SYSTEMS
- Static Telepathology
- Robotic Telepathology
- Whole-Slide Imaging
- REFERENCES
- Selection and Implementation of New Information Systems
- OVERVIEW: SELECTION
- Background and Concepts
- Selection
- Sample Request for Information or Request for Proposal #1
- Technical environment
- Hardware
- Software
- Network and interface issues
- SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT
- System Proposal
- Sample Request for Information or Request for Proposal #2
- List of functional requirements
- SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION
- Preparation Phase
- System Configuration, Implementation Testing, and Validation
- Training
- Go-Live
- REFERENCES
- Health Information Systems
- 1-A. HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS-SETTINGS AND FUNCTIONS
- 1-B. HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS-ARCHETYPAL ARCHITECTURES
- 2. ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEMS AS A FOUNDATIONAL TOOL
- ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES
- CENTRALIZATION OF HEALTH INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE
- RESULTS MANAGEMENT
- MESSAGING (ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION AND CONNECTIVITY)
- COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY
- DECISION SUPPORT
- PATIENT SUPPORT
- DATA CAPTURE, REPORTING, AND POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT
- SUMMARY
- REFERENCES
- Translational Bioinformatics and Clinical Research (Biomedical) Informatics
- OVERVIEW OF TRANSLATIONAL BIOINFORMATICS AND CLINICAL RESEARCH (BIOMEDICAL) INFORMATICS
- ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES OF TRANSLATIONAL BIOINFORMATICS AND CLINICAL RESEARCH (BIOMEDICAL) INFORMATICS
- 1. The Cancer Genome Atlas
- 2. cBioPortal for Cancer Genomics
- 3. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center-Clinical Variants and Results Database
- Use cases for the clinical variants and results system
- Development of a data warehousing solution
- Improving how change history is tracked
- Facilitating the sign-out process
- Providing a start-to-finish dashboard view of laboratory operations
- Implementation
- Database schema
- Web portal
- Analytics
- Extension to molecular diagnostic assays in general
- REFERENCES
- Training in Informatics
- OVERVIEW
- THE WHAT-CURRICULUM CONTENT
- THE HOW-METHOD(S) OF TEACHING/LEARNING PATHOLOGY INFORMATICS
- LABORATORY INFORMATICS TRAINING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
- SUMMARY
- REFERENCES
