I had posted some questions regarding anatomic pathology systems about a months ago and have received only 3 responses. Now I KNOW there is a wealth of information and experience out there and they were probably just on vacation or busy otherwise.... So I am posting my original letter again and would really appreciate your input. In the mean time we have had a demo on Cortex and will have more demos on Copath, WinSurge, Cerner and Tamtron. Any good or bad experiences on any of them? ----- Original Message ----- From: DAHL CHASE DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES <dcdsflow@mint.net> To: cyto-inbox Sent: Friday, August 06, 1999 11:27 AM Subject: computer system > > Dear group, > > Our pathology group is in the market for a new updated anatomic pathology > computer system (we have and older version of copath right now). At this > point all our departments are asked to evaluate important criteria such as > ease of use, ability to customize, training, billing, customer support, cost > etc. Obviously each department has different goals but working in flow I > always felt that the ability to customize reports is very important. At > this time we accession all specimens through CoPath, then report mostly > through Wordperfect, and then cut and paste a summary (through Pathstation) > back into CoPath so the info is accessible to everybody on the system. The > reason for this is that our version of copath is very rigid and does not > allow for different fonts and tables which we find necessary for most of our > reports. The disadvantage is oviously that it is time-consuming and allows > for more errors by transferring the data. > > Now here are my questions: > > 1. How do you accession and report out your flow results? Do you use your > own in-house sytem, general laboratory information system or do you > accession and report through an anatomic pathology system? > > 2. If you use an anatomic pathology system, which one are you using and how > "flow-friendly" would you rate it? > > 3. If you had the choice, which system do you find most suitable from a flow > standpoint and why? > > If I get enough answers I would be happy to summarize the responses for this > group. > > Thanks for your input! > Andrea Illingworth > Dahl-Chase Diagnostic Services/Flow Cytometry > 333 State Street > Bangor, Maine 04401 > (207)990-4855 > > > -- End -- > >
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