Despite increasing adoption of digital pathology systems, many histopathology laboratories remain mired in manual workflows in the critical pre-analytical phase, as specimens are collected and processed into slides. Such workflows are not only inefficient but also susceptible to human error and tissue degradation, which increases the odds of inaccurate diagnoses. They also create safety hazards […]
Tracking the Chain of Custody in Histopathology Labs
Decisionmakers can plan next steps by learning from one vendor’s work in automation
- By Stephen Beale
- > From the Volume XXXIII, No. 5 - April 13, 2026 Issue
- Tags: Albino Eccher MD PhD, automated archiving and retrieval, automated cassette printing, automated embedding, automated microtomy, Axlab, chain of custody, Clarapath, Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology, digital pathology, DTM Medical, ehr, electronic health record, Elia Rosetta, Epredia, executive war college, formalin, grossing phase, histopathology, Inpeco, lab intelligence, Leica, Logibiotech, Michelle Bell, Milestone Medical Technologies, Milestone SpA, MileWATCH, Morphle Labs, PA, pathologist assistant, Pathology automation, pre-analytical phase, RFID, Sakura Finetek, SPOT Imaging, tissue processing, Vanessa Visinoni
