Results
Title

Digital pathology structure and deployment in Veneto: a proof-of-concept study.

Authors

Eccher, Albino; Marletta, Stefano; Sbaraglia, Marta; Guerriero, Angela; Rossi, Mattia; Gambaro, Giovanni; Scarpa, Aldo; Dei Tos, Angelo Paolo

Abstract

Nowadays pathology laboratories are worldwide facing a digital revolution, with an increasing number of institutions adopting digital pathology (DP) and whole slide imaging solutions. Despite indeed providing novel and helpful advantages, embracing a whole DP workflow is still challenging, especially for wide healthcare networks. The Azienda Zero of the Veneto Italian region has begun a process of a fully digital transformation of an integrated network of 12 hospitals producing nearly 3 million slides per year. In the present article, we describe the planning stages and the operative phases needed to support such a disruptive transition, along with the initial preliminary results emerging from the project. The ultimate goal of the DP program in the Veneto Italian region is to improve patients' clinical care through a safe and standardized process, encompassing a total digital management of pathology samples, easy file sharing with experienced colleagues, and automatic support by artificial intelligence tools.

Subjects

DIGITAL transformation; DIGITAL technology; ARTIFICIAL intelligence; PATHOLOGICAL laboratories; CLINICAL medicine

Publication

Virchows Archiv: European Journal of Pathology, 2024, Vol 485, Issue 3, p453

ISSN

0945-6317

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1007/s00428-024-03823-7