The study of disease through the examination of tissues and bodily fluids is known as pathology. Since digital pathology is relatively new, only a few hospitals and labs in the United States have implemented the technology. To identify the barriers to greater implementation of digital systems into pathologists’ workflow, our team conducted interviews with members from the Digital Pathology Association (DPA) and non-DPA members. Our research discovered several challenges to digitalization, including financial limitations, regulations, interoperability issues, resistance to change, and inefficiency. We proposed several solutions to these challenges, including investing in digital pathology education, collaborating with other specialists, utilizing a top-down or bottom-up marketing approach while also exploring more effective methods for introducing the technology.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Goodman, Noah
• Fortou, Martin
• Vuong, Brandon
• Herlihy, Sycamore

Subject

• Innovation
• Well-Being
• Health
• Computing
• Sustainability
• Inclusion
• Project-Based Learning
• Industry

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050223-052013
• 107636

Keyword

• Digital Pathology
• Pathology
• AI
• aetherAI

Advisor

• Sphar, Jefferson Alex
• Burrier, Grant A.
• Du, Wen-Hua

Year

• 2023

Center

• Taipei, Taiwan Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Phoebe Liang

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 3 - Good Health and Well-being
• 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Date created

• 2023-05-02

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-050223-052013

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-09-06