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Digital pathology operations at a tertiary cancer center: Infrastructure requirements and operational cost Journal Article

Authors:	Ardon, O.; Klein, E.; Manzo, A.; Corsale, L.; England, C.; Mazzella, A.; Geneslaw, L.; Philip, J.; Ntiamoah, P.; Wright, J.; Sirintrapun, S. J.; Lin, O.; Elenitoba-Johnson, K.; Reuter, V. E.; Hameed, M. R.; Hanna, M. G.
Article Title:	Digital pathology operations at a tertiary cancer center: Infrastructure requirements and operational cost
Abstract:	Whole slide imaging is revolutionizing the field of pathology and is currently being used for clinical, educational, and research initiatives by an increasing number of institutions. Pathology departments have distinct needs for digital pathology systems, yet the cost of digital workflows is cited as a major barrier for widespread adoption by many organizations. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) is an early adopter of whole slide imaging with incremental investments in resources that started more than 15 years ago. This experience and the large-scale scan operations led to the identification of required framework components of digital pathology operations. The cost of these components for the 2021 digital pathology operations at MSK were studied and calculated to enable an understanding of the operation and benchmark the accompanying costs. This paper describes the unique infrastructure cost and the costs associated with the digital pathology clinical operation use cases in a large, tertiary cancer center. These calculations can serve as a blueprint for other institutions to provide the necessary concepts and offer insights towards the financial requirements for digital pathology adoption by other institutions. © 2023 The Authors
Keywords:	cost; digital pathology; whole slide imaging; operations; laboratory economics; pathology innovation
Journal Title:	Journal of Pathology Informatics
Volume:	14
ISSN:	2229-5089
Publisher:	Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
Date Published:	2023-01-01
Start Page:	100318
Language:	English
DOI:	10.1016/j.jpi.2023.100318
PROVIDER:	scopus
PMCID:	PMC10550754
PUBMED:	37811334
DOI/URL:	https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85161081624&doi=10.1016%2fj.jpi.2023.100318&partnerID=40&md5=28850781dceee7b87ebac5e9900a9e66
Notes:	The MSK Cancer Center Support Grant (P30 CA008748) is acknowledged in the PDF -- Corresponding authors are MSK authors: Orly Ardon and Matthew G. Hanna -- Source: Scopus