[Histonet] RE: Histology Tracking systems

[Morken, Timothy]

Donna, we have touch screens, but our application is not fully touch screen friendly yet, so we have mini-keyboards that include a trackpad. They work well for login, choosing some items on the screen etc. They are not really meant for extensive use. 99% of the interaction is achieved simply by scanning a block or slide and using the touch screen as much as possible. the keyboard is just for that one percent in which the screen does not work so well.

We do all QA recording on paper at the microtome and embedding center, and then computer entry later. Again, the system is not set up well for that aspect yet. 

If you are thinking  of entering barcodes manually (you can do that if you know the ID) , yes, you can do it, it just slows things down  a lot.


Tim Morken
Supervisor, Histology, Electron Microscopy and Neuromuscular Special Studies
UC San Francisco Medical Center
San Francisco, CA

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From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Willis, Donna G.
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 2:00 PM
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Subject: [Histonet] Histology Tracking systems

I know this might be a strange question but, do any Histology Labs out in Histoland use a keyboard and mouse at Embedding and Microtomy to perform tracking, slide label printing and Quality Assurance recording.  Thanks in advance for your replies.

Donna Willis, HT/HTL(ASCP)
Anatomic Pathology Manager
Baylor University Medical Center
3500 Gaston Ave|Dallas, Texas  75246
214-820-2465 office|214-725-6184 mobile
BaylorScottandWhite.com


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