Pantanowitz Liron, Hornish Maryanne, Goulart Robert A
Department of Pathology, Division of Cytopathology, Baystate Medical Center, Tufts School of Medicine, MA, USA.
Cytojournal. 2008 Dec 29;5:16. doi: 10.4103/1742-6413.44773.
Automation and emerging information technologies are being adopted by cytology laboratories to augment Pap test screening and improve diagnostic accuracy. As a result, informatics, the application of computers and information systems to information management, has become essential for the successful operation of the cytopathology laboratory. This review describes how laboratory information management systems can be used to achieve an automated and seamless workflow process. The utilization of software, electronic databases and spreadsheets to perform necessary quality control measures are discussed, as well as a Lean production system and Six Sigma approach, to reduce errors in the cytopathology laboratory.
细胞病理学实验室正在采用自动化和新兴信息技术来加强巴氏试验筛查并提高诊断准确性。因此,信息学,即将计算机和信息系统应用于信息管理,已成为细胞病理学实验室成功运作的关键。本综述描述了实验室信息管理系统如何用于实现自动化且无缝衔接的工作流程。文中讨论了利用软件、电子数据库和电子表格来执行必要的质量控制措施,以及采用精益生产系统和六西格玛方法来减少细胞病理学实验室中的误差。