>From a vendor's perspective, we have not heard anything bad about any of these vendors. However, something else you might want to keep in mind is the objective of your implementation and what constraints you have on your implementation.
For instance, at the most basic level, I've seen implementations where the sole objective was to address the issue of illegible writing on blocks or slides. For this laboratory, the purchase of cassette and slide labelers appeared to solve their needs. On the other hand, if you'd like to address workflow issues within the histology area, a solution with the appropriate printers and software is a better choice. The ultimate solution, in my opinion, is an implementation of printers and software within the Anatomic Pathology LIS. Such an implementation addresses workflow issues not only within the histology area, but throughout the department. An example of this might be the tracking of slides as they enter your stainer and an expected stain complete time viewable by a pathologist in the same query screen as all other case data is displayed. For many institutions, though, there is a constraint to use the existing LIS and many existing LIS vendors do not incorporate an existing tracking or workflow solution. If this is the situation, then the next best choice is the implementation of an 'add on' type solution. May I suggest that since the annual NSH convention is just around the corner, that you check out the vendor selections in Seattle. Not only will we be there demonstrating our LIS with a built in workflow and tracking solution, but of course the other vendors will be there demonstrating their wares. Pick their brains, take what everyone says with a grain of salt, and think about what you're really trying to achieve. If you'd like to pick my brain ahead of time, please feel free to email me directly. Michael Mihalik PathView Systems | cell: 214.733.7688 | 800.798.3540 | fax: 952.241.7369 -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Perkocha, Luke Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 10:37 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Vendors of Specimen Tracking Systems Dear Listservers, We're trying to compile a list of vendors of AP/histology specimen tracking to investigate. We have Cerner Co-path LIS, and they have their own product. The following are other vendors we've heard of - are their any others we should investigate? Which of these are "not ready for prime time" in your estimation? * Ventana * Dako * Omni Trax * Label Clinic * ID positive, from General Data * Brady Specimen Labeling * University of Washington system - ? awaiting commercialization Many thanks! Luke Perkocha, MD, MBA Associate Professor, Pathology and Dermatology Associate Director, Surgical Pathology University of California, San Francisco Office: 415 885-7254 _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet