[Histonet] bar coding in histology

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Greetings everyone,
I've turned to the histonet a lot these days as I set up a new lab.  I so appreciate the voluminous information that is shared on this site!
On to my next question:  are there many places using barcoding for cassettes/slides in histology?  Do you like it? In what ways has barcoding made a difference?  If not too involved to answer, what kinds of things do I need to consider for our software and lab info system?  (We have an in-house developed software)  I'm realizing what a major task this is to think about barcoding.....any help appreciated!!!!

Deb King, HT(ASCP)
Sacramento, CA