Diagnostische Pathologie: Open Access

Abstrakt

Use of Digital Pathology to Drive Revenue to Labs

Dan Angress and Theresa A Feeser

This paper presents the practical use of digital pathology (DP) as a tool to drive revenue. A regional dermatopathology laboratory developed and patented a digital pathology software system called Clearpath™ featuring a touch-enabled viewer that allows dermatologists to read digital slides remotely and generate pathology reports on their own patients. The laboratory realized over $1M in additional revenue in less than a year primarily through the technical component (TC) slide processing of referred skin biopsies. Additionally, the lab benefited from “ pull-through ” requests for consults and global reads. Now with the introduction of Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms applied to image analysis, laboratories implementing digital pathology systems will realize even greater return on investment of this technology.