CaseManager

Pathology Information System

Zita Bratu, 3DHISTECH Ltd.

The parts of the full pathology workflow

• Pathologists require an integrated environment to find allinformation on the same page

• Clear, secure and fast case identification

• Patient and case management function for the Pathologists

• Visualisation of the digital slides, macroimages, documentsand final reports and summaries of the patient- and case-related information on the same surface

• Real-time consultation with other Pathologists

• Communication with HIS and LIS systems

Why is a PIS system important for Pathologists?

CaseManager – Pathology Information System

• Web-based PathologyInformation System for routine digitalpathology

• In focus: thediagnostician

• Easy-to-use patientand case management from handover to finalreport

• General folders: the status indicatorof the case, eventrelated folders

• User-createdfolders: thepathologist’s ownfolders, folderswith filteringconditions

Case summary

• All Cases: all cases in thedatabase

• My Cases: all cases of thepathologist

• In Progress: the pathologist is working with these cases

• Pending: the pathologist waitsfor the work of another lab

• Finished: closed cases

• Color marking for the status of the case

Collect the cases of Physician and display the status of each case

• Patient and sampleinformationfrom LIS

• Informationrelated tolaboratoryworkflow phases(what, who, when, where)

The details of the selected case – Summarizes thepatient data and laboratory workflow steps

• Special orders(potentially urgent) for proper laboratoryfrom CaseManager

• Status indicatordisplays the newrequest in Track&Sign

• Processing the specialorders

• The status of order is displayed on the casecard

Additional special orders

• Macroimages –created byMacroStation orwebcams

• Documents

• Audio files – withbuilt-in voicerecorder

Handling of different attached files

Easy ”one-click” opening of digital slides withCaseViewer

• Complex final reportingmodule with:

Professional codesembedding (SNOMED M, SNOMED T, ICD)

Financial procedures

Multiple digital signatures

Attachment image (macroimage, snapshotfrom CaseViewer)

Complex final reporting module

Arranger and invitation sender for real-time online consultations

• Query the ownorder list

• Status processing(listing, new add and deletion)

• Case list of doctors(query option for the supervising doctor)

• Calendar

Personal task scheduler with group event handling

User created folder and filtering for research

Internal messaging system and contactmanagement

The workflow of Pathologist

Case handover for Pathologist

PIS accept

Case overview

Digital slide overview

Case forward or consultation

Additional special orders

Digital slide overview

Image analysis

Consultation or teleconsultation

Reporting

Case (multiple) signature

Case closure

Tumor board for research

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