The Pathology Laboratory at Arnas Brotzu has completed its digital transformation, taking a significant step forward in the quality of patient care and treatment. This result was achieved thanks to the commitment and professionalism of the multidisciplinary team led by Dr. Daniela Onnis , composed of physicians, biologists, biomedical laboratory technicians, and nurses who work daily at the Businco and San Michele hospitals.
With the completion of the process, Sardinia is placed to Among the first Italian regions to have implemented a complete digitalization of Pathological Anatomy on a company-wide scale : the introduction of advanced technologies allows for completely digital management of the diagnostic process, opening up new perspectives for diagnostic accuracy, research and clinical innovation.
The digitalization of histological examination represents a true revolution for the discipline. Traditional slides obtained from biological samples taken from patients are transformed into high-definition digital images, easily accessible, shared, and archived. This allows specialists to exchange views in real time, even remotely, collaborating not only across the various Arnas facilities, but also with professionals from other healthcare facilities and national and international referral centers.
This is the culmination of a process begun several years ago with the progressive computerization of biological sample management. This process received further impetus with the introduction of Pathox-Web, the new regional IT system adopted by all Pathological Anatomies in Sardinia to standardize procedures, tools, and operating methods.
Since the end of April, the system has been operational within Arnas Brotzu and is integrated with digital requests from both hospital departments and external users. A further step forward is the integration with the Electronic Medical Record (EMR), which ensures increasingly modern, efficient, and secure management of health information . The connection with the electronic health record will also be activated shortly.
