Open AccessRapid Deployment of Whole Slide Imaging for Primary Diagnosis in Surgical Pathology at Stanford Medicine: Responding to Challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Rebecca Rojansky,
Iny Jhun,
Alex Dussaq,
Steven M. Chirieleison,
Jeffrey J. Nirschl,
Don Born,
Jennifer Fralick,
W. M. Hetherington,
Alison Kerr,
Jonathan Lavezo,
Daniel Lawrence,
Seth Lummus,
Ronald Macasaet,
Thomas J. Montine,
Erin Ryan,
Jeanne Shen,
Jonathan Shoemaker,
Brent Tan,
Hannes Vogel,
Puneet Singh Waraich,
Eric J. Yang,
April Young,
Ann K. Folkins
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
archives of pathology and laboratory medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.79
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1543-2165
pISSN - 0003-9985
DOI - 10.5858/arpa.2021-0438-oa
Subject(s) - subspecialty , staffing , medicine , medicaid , workflow , telepathology , concordance , technician , medical physics , digital pathology , pandemic , surgical pathology , medical emergency , telemedicine , covid-19 , health care , family medicine , pathology , nursing , computer science , engineering , database , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , electrical engineering , economics , economic growth
Stanford Pathology began stepwise subspecialty implementation of whole slide imaging (WSI) in 2018 soon after the first US Food and Drug Administration approval. In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services waived the requirement for pathologists to perform diagnostic tests in Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)-licensed facilities. This encouraged rapid implementation of WSI across all surgical pathology subspecialties.