Table 4 Suggestions from pathologists’ perspective to improve telepathology implementation in hospitals
Suggestion (1) | The best way to practise pathology remotely is via computer systems, and smart technology applications can play a significant role in practising pathology on the go. A notification service could alert users via email, SMS, or other massaging services such as WhatsApp when new cases are received |
Suggestion (2) | Integrating the telepathology system with LISs and HISs would improve the storage capacity of the system and the sharing of information between hospitals. A senior pathologist reported: “Recently, we asked for hard drive expansion to provide more storage capacity for our Aperio” |
Suggestion (3) | It is very important to consider ergonomic factors to make the environment suitable for the user to use the technology, such as location, lighting, workflow, etc |
Suggestion (4) | Awareness sessions are required alongside hands-on training courses to show the usefulness of the telepathology system in practice |
Suggestion (5) | Giving the pathologists the authority to access Aperio from their homes would allow them to receive more of telepathology’s benefits |