Practical Use Cases
For health systems to implement digital pathology solutions, a clear business case is necessary. Different groups approach the business case differently, with varying instruments, vernacular, technical validation standards, etc. This workgroup focusses on a toolkit to unify language, calibration, lab workflows, and other parameters to input into an ROI calculator measuring business impacts of digital pathology adoption in a standard way.
Key Elements, Next Steps, Timeline
Open implementation/ROI toolkit+ for common parameters, 12 months
Common dictionary for real world pathology
Control slide/intermachine concordance
Concerns & Problems
Potentially forcing change and introducing errors for laboratories who need to abide by new rules
Potential to change hospital lab workflows
Concerns for patient, clinical, R&D and regulatory
Value Proposition
Implementation calculator for ROI, making a business case, creating standardization across organizations/institutions; provide regulatory insights intro apples to apples for each lab; increase adoption of digital pathology, increase clarity, maximize lab turnaround time
Providing better information to vendors for common terms
Pros for patient, clinical, R&D and regulatory
Implications & Efforts
Get data out from multiple labs and compare data in , standardize those data points (private, academic, reference labs, industry)
Conforming to laboratory guidelines
Current Projects
News & Updates
Relevant Publications
Hidden Variables in Deep Learning Digital Pathology and Their Potential to Cause Batch Effects: Prediction Model Study
Authors: Schmitt et al.
Date: February 2021
Link: Pubmed
Validating Whole Slide Imaging Systems for Diagnostic Purposes in Pathology
Date: May 2021
Authors: Evans et al.
Link: Download PDF here