Future-Proofing Pathology: Strategic Case for Clinical Adoption of Digital Pathology
This Journal of Clinical Pathology report provides a strategic framework for healthcare providers considering digital pathology adoption, defining use cases, summarizing the evidence base for benefits, and presenting illustrative case studies. The document is designed as a practical resource for pathology managers and departmental heads preparing business cases, covering workflow efficiency, remote reporting capability, and integration with AI-assisted analysis. It serves as a roadmap for institutional planning rather than primary research.
The original study
Future-proofing pathology: the case for clinical adoption of digital pathology.
- Authors
- Williams BJ, Bottoms D, Treanor D
- Journal
- Journal of clinical pathology
- Type
- Journal Article, Review
- PMID
- 28780514
Original abstract
This document clarifies the strategic context of digital pathology adoption, defines the different use cases a healthcare provider may wish to consider as part of a digital adoption and summarises existing reasons for digital adoption and its potential benefits. The reader is provided with references to the relevant literature, and illustrative case studies. The authors hope this report will be of interest to healthcare providers, pathology managers, departmental heads, pathologists and biomedical scientists that are considering digital pathology, deployments or preparing business cases for digital pathology adoption in clinical settings. The information contained in this document can be shared and used in any documentation the reader wishes to present for their own institutional case for adoption report or business case.