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Pathology News Roundup: March 22, 2024

New CAP CEO. The College of American Pathologists (CAP) has named its new CEO. Michael Fraser, PhD, MS, CAE, FCPP, is joining the CAP as its new Chief Executive Officer. Fraser brings more than 25 years of medical association management experience,...

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Pathology News Roundup: February 15, 2024

New CAP eCP Reporting Tool. There'sa new solution on the market designed to streamline CAP cancer reporting with unmatched accuracy and compliance.

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Voicebrook's Annual Awards: The Best of the Best

The Voicebrook team gathered in New York in January for the company's annual meeting, with employees traveling from all across the country to attend.

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Pathology News Roundup: January 18, 2024

Pathologists Quality Registry Update. The College of American Pathologists (CAP) Pathologists Quality Registry once again received approval and its...

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Pathology News Roundup: September 26, 2023

Voicebrook at AAPA Meeting. The American Association of Pathologists' Assistants' 48th Annual Meeting is underway in Baltimore, Md., and we hope to...

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Ten Years of Celebrating Pathologists' Assistants

Today, on the 10th anniversary of Pathologists' Assistant Day, Voicebrook is honored to feature guest blogger Dennis Strenk, PA (ASCP).Dennis is a...

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Incyte Diagnostics Goes Live on VoiceOver PRO

When Dr. Mari Patel joined InCyte Diagnostics in 2022 as the new Chief Executive Officer, she wasted no time in pursuing a new pathology reporting...

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Pathology News Roundup: March 24, 2023

USCAP 2023 Recap. The annual meeting of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology wrapped up on March 16, after six days of learning,...

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In Case You Missed It: Voicebrook & Gestalt Webinar

Did you have a chance to join us for Wednesday's live webinar with our friends and partners at Gestalt Diagnostics?

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Pathology News Roundup: February 3, 2023

USCAP 2023. We're already into the month of February -- and that means USCAP 2023 is right around the corner!

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Voicebrook's Annual Awards: Highlighting Employee Achievement

The Voicebrook team gathered in New York early in January for the company's annual meeting, with employees traveling from all across the country to...

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Pathology News Roundup: January 17, 2023

Digital Pathology Codes. With the start of the new year, there are new digital pathology codes now in effect.

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Pathology News Roundup: October 6, 2022

CAP22. We're just days away from the College of American Pathologists (CAP) Annual Meeting! CAP22 kicks off on October 8 in New Orleans and runs...

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AAPA 2022: Celebrating 50 Years

Last week, the American Association of Pathologists' Assistants wrapped up a successful 2022 conference, recognizing the organization's 50th...

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Pathology News Roundup: August 31, 2022

CAP Opposes CLIA Lab Director Proposals. The College of American Pathologists (CAP) is opposing several changes to the Centers for Medicare &...

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Pathology News Roundup: August 9, 2022

New Immunotherapy Guidelines. A new College of American Pathologists (CAP) evidence-based guideline is among the first to address testing based less...

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Pathology News Roundup: July 26, 2022

2023 QPP Proposal. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released its proposed 2023 Quality Payment Program (QPP) regulation, outlining more...

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Pathology News Roundup: June 28, 2022

CPT Digital Pathology Codes. The College of American Pathologists (CAP) has successfully advocated for the inclusion of new CPT digital pathology...

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The Evolving Pathology Lab: An Interview With Dr. John Groth (Part I)

Dr. John Groth has been a pathologist at NorthShore University HealthSystem in Illinois since early 2019. When he first arrived at NorthShore the...

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Pathology News Roundup: June 14, 2022

CAP Delegation at AMA Annual Meeting. A pathology delegation led by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) is attending the American Medical...

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Don't Hide Your Pride

Happy Pride Month from the team here at Voicebrook! We take pride every day in the diversity of our employees and strive to always create an...

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Pathology News Roundup: May 31, 2022

New Release of Grossing Guidelines: The American Association of Pathologists’ Assistants (AAPA) is releasing the 3rd edition of AAPA Macroscopic...

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Pathology News Roundup: May 17, 2022

Women in Pathology Month: May is Women in Pathology Month. During the month of May each year, the American Society for Investigative Pathology...

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Pathology News Roundup: May 3, 2022

Pathologists Leadership Summit: The 2022 Pathologists Leadership Summit concludes today following four days of advocacy work and skill-building.

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Lab Week 2022

This week marks the 47th anniversary of Medical Laboratory Professionals Week. Lab Week is held each April, recognizing laboratory professionals for...

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Pathology News Roundup: April 20, 2022

Path Assist Day 2022: There was a whole lot of love and appreciation shown to pathologists' assistants during Pathologists' Assistants Day 2022! ...

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A New Era for the Pathologists' Assistant

Voicebrook is honored to feature guest blogger Dennis Strenk, PA (ASCP).

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Pathology News Roundup: April 5, 2022

USCAP Honors: The 111th annual meeting of the United States & Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) concluded in late March. A highlight of the...

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Pathology News Roundup: March 22, 2022

USCAP Annual Meeting: The 111th annual meeting of the United States & Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) is currently underway in Los Angeles,...

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Pathology News Roundup: March 8, 2022

AAPA Board of Trustees: The American Association of Pathologists' Assistants is looking for leaders in the profession to serve on the AAPA Board of...

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The Lonely Only: Reflections of a Black Woman in Leadership

Voicebrook is honored to feature guest blogger Valerie A. Fitzhugh, MD. Dr. Fitzhugh is Associate Professor and joint Chair of the Department of...

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Pathology News Roundup: February 22, 2022

Pathologists Leadership Summit: Register now to be part of the upcoming Pathologists Leadership Summit, scheduled for April 30 - May 3, 2022 in...

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Pathology News Roundup: February 8, 2022

CAP Meritorious Service Awards: The nomination period is open for the College of American Pathologists' Meritorious Service Awards Program, which...

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The Value of Diversity: An Interview With Dr. Michael Williams

Dr. Michael Williams is a neuropathology fellow at the University of Alabama-Birmingham and a founding member of the Society of Black Pathologists....

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Pathology News Roundup: January 25 , 2022

CAP Committee Applications: The College of American Pathologists (CAP) is accepting applications for 2023 committee appointments. With more than 60...

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Why We Built That: Bootstrapper

Ever wondered why people use the term “booting up your computer” or say they’re booting up a software application? This action was originally called...

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Pathology News Roundup: January 11 , 2022

CAP Makes Change to Accreditation Checklist: The College of American Pathologists has decided to temporarily withdraw the anatomic pathology...

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Pathology News Roundup: December 28, 2021

Changes to CAP Accreditation Process: The College of American Pathologists' Accreditation Services launched its Online Deficiency Response on...

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Pathology News Roundup: November 30, 2021

Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2021: The College of American Pathologists is throwing its support behind a new bill that would delay Medicare...

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Why We Built That: VOICEOVER PRO: Basic

When it comes to pathology reports, one size doesn’t fit all. Different labs, different users, different needs. That’s why Voicebrook is expanding...

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Pathology News Roundup: November 9, 2021

Happy Anniversary, CAP: The College of American Pathologists celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2021, marking the achievement by publishing a...

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Why We Built That: Templates 101

Pathology reports contain information that is critical for diagnosis and treatment, and laboratories spend much time working to ensure that their...

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Pathology News Roundup: October 12, 2021

The College of American Pathologists (CAP) released its 2021 edition of the CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program checklists. The checklists outline...

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Pathology News Roundup: September 28, 2021

The College of American Pathologists (CAP) wraps up its annual meeting today. CAP21 “Advancing Medicine Today & Tomorrow” gave members the option to...

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Pathology News Roundup: September 14, 2021

The College of American Pathologists (CAP) is rebuking the spread of misleading and inaccurate COVID-19 information, and warning its members to take...

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Pathology News Roundup: August 31, 2021

The College of American Pathologists' (CAP) new evidence-based clinical practice guideline, “Laboratory Detection and Initial Diagnosis of...

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Pathology News Roundup: August 17, 2021

The College of American Pathologists is updating its 2014 evidence-based guideline “Principles of Analytic Validation of Immunohistochemical (IHC)...

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Pathology News Roundup: July 28, 2021

Registration is now open for a free conference that connects attendees with lectures presented by leaders in pathology from all over the world.

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Why We Built That: VoiceOver PRO Template Center

Templates are a game changer for pathology professionals, streamlining the reporting process and standardizing reports for consistency and accuracy....

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Busted: Three Speech Recognition Myths

What's your first reaction when you hear the words "speech recognition technology?"

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Pathology News Roundup: July 13, 2021

CAP Cancer Protocols Updated The College of American Pathologists (CAP) has released updates to the CAP Cancer Protocols, clinical guidance for...

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Pathology News Roundup: June 29, 2021

ACSP's 40 Under Forty Awards Congratulations to the 2021 American Society for Clinical Pathology's 40 Under Forty honorees! The 40 Under Forty...

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Pathology News Roundup: June 15, 2021

CAP Updates Whole Slide Imaging Guideline As clinical applications for whole slide imaging and digital pathology rapidly advance, the College of...

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Inside the Match

The residency match process is stressful, and figuring out how to navigate that process is complicated. But since last fall, it's been a little...

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Pathology News Roundup: June 1, 2021

Ending Surprise Billing In a bipartisan effort, Congress is urging the HHS to implement legislation ending the practice of surprise billing and...

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CAP Turns Focus to Diversity

The College of American Pathologists announced a new committee to lead advocacy efforts for diversity in pathology, in order to support an inclusive...

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Women in Pathology

This May, the American Society for Investigative Pathology (ASIP) celebrated its second annual Women in Pathology Month.

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Pathology News Roundup: May 18, 2021

CAP's Hill Day Recap A record-breaking number of College of American Pathologists members advocated to protect the value of pathology services while...

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Pathology News Roundup: May 4, 2021

Pathologists Leadership Summit The Pathologists Leadership Summit concludes today after four days of virtual meetings where College of American...

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Lab Week 2021

Medical Laboratory Professionals Week is here! Medical Laboratory Professionals Week (MLPW) is an annual celebration of medical laboratory...

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Pathology News Roundup: April 20, 2021

Congress Delays Medicare Cut Until End of 2021 Congress finalized the bipartisan legislation that extended the moratorium on a 2 percent cut to...

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Pathologists' Assistant Day 2021

April 14 is Pathologists' Assistant Day. If we're being honest, we have to admit that often PAs don't get the recognition they deserve for the...

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Pathology News Roundup: April 6, 2021

New USCAP President The United States & Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) has named Dr. Laura W. Lamps as its new president. Dr. Lamps is the...

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Pathology News Roundup: March 23, 2021

House Passes Bill to Stop Medicare Budget Cuts The House passed legislation to prevent a 2 percent cut from hitting physician Medicare payments...

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Match Week 2021

This is an exciting week for medical students, and one that will chart the course of their careers. It's Match Week 2021, where fledgling doctors...

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Pathology News Roundup: March 9, 2021

The Future of AI in Pathology A new article on the current state and future use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the field of pathology indicates...

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Black Women in Medicine: Dr. Valerie A. Fitzhugh

According to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), only five percent of active physicians identified as Black or African American in...

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Pathology News Roundup: February 23, 2021

2021 Pathologists Leadership Summit Registration is now open for this year's Pathologists Leadership Summit! The 2021 event takes place virtually on...

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Black Women in Medicine: Dr. Vivian Pinn

According to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), just over fifty percent of medical school students are women. But look closer, and...

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Pathology News Roundup: February 9, 2021

CAP Committee Applications The application period for 2022 CAP committee appointments is now open. Participating in a council or committee is a...

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World Cancer Day 2021: The COVID Impact

February 4 is World Cancer Day. Since last spring, doctors have voiced a shared concern: what impact will COVID-19 have on the diagnosis and...

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Pathologists Question New Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month. Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women, but the incidence of cervical cancer has...

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Pathology News Roundup: January 26, 2021

How Has COVID Impacted Your Practice? The College of American Pathologists (CAP) is surveying pathologists about how COVID-19 has affected their...

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Pathology News Roundup: January 12, 2021

American Board of Pathology Announces New Officers and Trustees The American Board of Pathology (ABPath), the leading organization that certifies...

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Pathology News Roundup: December 29, 2020

CAP Advocacy Saves Pathologists $85 million in 2021 This year, the College of American Pathologists coordinated a sustained lobbying campaign...

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Pathology News Roundup: December 15, 2020

CAP to Congress: Stop Medicare Payment Cuts The College of American Pathologists (CAP) is again speaking out against Medicare payment cuts...

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Pathology News Roundup: December 1, 2020

ABPath: New Status for Retired Pathologists The American Board of Pathology (ABPath) has announced a new status for retired, formerly...

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Barriers at the Scope

The United States met a grim milestone this week, with the death toll from COVID-19 now topping more than a quarter-million Americans. COVID-19 cases...

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Pathology News Roundup: November 17, 2020

New Guideline: Laboratory Workup of Lymphoma The College of American Pathologists (CAP) and the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)...

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Pathology News Roundup: November 5, 2020

CAP Praises Bill to Delay Medicare Cuts The College of American Pathologists (CAP) is applauding a bipartisan House bill that would delay...

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Promoting the Profession

Dennis Strenk, PA (ASCP) has been a pathologists' assistant for 17 years. For the past two-and-a-half years, he's worked at Wisconsin Diagnostic...

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Pathology News Roundup: October 20, 2020

CAP Meritorious Service Awards The College of American Pathologists Meritorious Service Awards Program acknowledges outstanding contributions to...

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Pathology News Roundup: October 7, 2020

CAP20 Virtual Is Almost Here! Just a few more days until the College of American Pathologists' Annual Meeting kicks off! This year will look a...

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Pathology News Roundup: September 22, 2020

CAP Convinces HHS to Change COVID Reporting Rules The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) responded to the College of American...

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Pathology News Roundup: September 8, 2020

ASCP 2020 Virtual The American Society for Clinical Pathology unites more than 100,000 anatomic and clinical pathologists, medical...

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Pathology News Roundup: August 25, 2020

CMS Testing Potential MIPS Cost Measures The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is now testing potential new measures for future...

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PathElective: Bringing Pathology Education to You

Dr. Kamran Mirza's face lights up as he recounts the story: One of his pathology colleagues in the United Kingdom left work late at night this July,...

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Pathology News Roundup: August 11, 2020

CAP Advocacy Efforts The College of American Pathologists is rallying support amongst congressional lawmakers for pathologists’ top...

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Pathology News Roundup: July 28, 2020

Fauci Announced as CAP20 Keynote Speaker The College of American Pathologists (CAP) has announced that Dr. Anthony Fauci will be the...

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Pathology News Roundup: July 14, 2020

Advocating Against Medicare Cuts in 2021 The American Medical Association (AMA), the College of American Pathologists (CAP), and more than...

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Pathology News Roundup: June 30, 2020

CAP: Stop E/M Cuts The College of American Pathologists launched a campaign of advocacy demanding that Congress delay, mitigate, or cancel...

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PathPod: A Pathology Podcast for Everyone

When life gives you lemons, make some lemonade. When life gives you a pandemic, make a pathology podcast. That was the goal of Dr. Kamran Mirza, Dr....

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Pathology News Roundup: June 16, 2020

CAP Annual Meeting Going Virtual Every year, pathologists come together as friends and colleagues at the College of American Pathologists'...

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The Time To Do Right

These are clearly not normal times. We often hear that history repeats itself, and right now our nation is living through a disturbing and surreal...

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Pathology News Roundup: June 2, 2020

Celebrating Women in Pathology There are many women in pathology making significant contributions to the field. The American Society for...

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Pathology News Roundup: May 19, 2020

New CAP Guidelines: Lung Specimens The College of American Pathologists (CAP) has released new guidelines for lung specimens to help ensure that...

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News Update: CAP Releases Annual Report

Medical laboratories are intrinsic to the ultimate well-being of patients everywhere. That's never been more evident than now, during our current...

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May Product Updates

Heads up to our Voicebrook customers! We have a new product release this May to support the College of American Pathologists' recently revised Cancer...

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Pathology News Roundup: May 5, 2020

Upcoming #Capchat on Practice Challenges Pathologists and pathology practices are confronting a drop in anatomic pathology and related clinical...

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Report Builder LITE: Free, Easy, and Helpful

We were recently talking with a former client about acquiring our software for her new lab, and an interesting thing happened. This individual...

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Small Businesses Making a Difference

What day is it today? Honestly, I’m not even sure anymore. When I woke up this morning I could have sworn it was Sunday. Of course I was very...

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Pathology News Roundup: April 21, 2020

U.S. Lab Inspections Suspended The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has agreed to suspend all laboratory inspections except Immediate...

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Are You Sanitizing These 10 Hardware Items in Your Lab?

We can't be the only ones looking at everything around us with a suspicious eye these days... wondering where germs might be lurking. It's the same...

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Pathology News Roundup: April 7, 2020

World Health Day Celebration April 7 of each year marks the celebration of World Health Day. Sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO), this...

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Resident Training: More Important Than Ever

As Match Day concluded in March, more than 40,000 medical students across the country received their long-awaited assignments to the academic...

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MIPS Deadline Extended Due to COVID-19

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended the 2019 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) data submission deadline by 30...

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Breaking News: Pathologists Allowed to Work Remotely During COVID-19

An organized advocacy campaign has persuaded the federal government to allow pathologists to work remotely during the COVID-19 crisis. The Trump...

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Pathology News Roundup: March 24, 2020

COVID-19 Update: CAP Suspends Lab Inspections Due to the COVID-19 public health crisis, the College of American Pathologists (CAP) has successfully...

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Work Remotely, Stay Connected

If necessity is the mother of invention, then COVID-19 may be the mother of a new era in the workforce. With limitations on group gatherings, school...

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Coronavirus: Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Worst

Voicebrook is nothing without people... the people who work here, the people we work with, and the people we serve. As the impact of the coronavirus...

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Pathology News Roundup: March 10, 2020

COVID-19 Update: CAP to Delay Some Lab Inspections In light of global efforts to contain the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the College of...

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Positive Prospects for Pathologists

There's been some disagreement in the pathology community about the job market for pathologists. While some believe pathology jobs were harder to...

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Pathology News Roundup: February 25, 2020

Hybrid Microscope Could Bring Digital Biopsy to the Clinic By adding infrared capability to the ubiquitous, standard optical microscope, researchers...

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Information Travels Fast... But Sometimes Not Fast Enough

Recently I went to the Emergency Room for extreme pelvic/abdominal pain. Of course, as I was waiting to be seen, I consulted Dr. Google to figure out...

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Pathology News Roundup: February 11, 2020

2020 Pathologists Leadership Summit Registration is open for an event hosted by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) that seeks to equip...

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Pathology Education in 280 Characters

Pathology and laboratory medicine is changing at a rapid pace, especially thanks to tech advancements like artificial intelligence, digital...

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New Year, New View

It might sound odd for a company that specializes in speech recognition technology to say, “Talk is cheap,” but it’s true. I apparently have a thing...

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Pathology News Roundup: January 28, 2020

CAP and ASCO Publish Updated Breast Cancer Guideline The College of American Pathologists (CAP) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)...

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Improving Patient Records With Targeted Technology

In today’s digital world, electronic health records (EHRs) are an extension of what we expect in our everyday lives: information readily available at...

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Windows 10 Security Flaw: I’m HIPAA Compliant… Right?!

During the 3rd and 4th quarters of 2019, many hospitals and labs rushed to upgrade their computers to Windows 10. Why? Because Microsoft was about to...

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MIPS and QPP: Translation, Please?

In late 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final 2020 Quality Payment Program (QPP) regulation for year four of...

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Pathology News Roundup: January 14, 2020

Philips and Paige Team Up to Provide AI to Pathology Labs Royal Philips, a leader in health technology, and Paige, a leader in computational...

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A Peek at the Pathologist Behind the Curtain

For most patients, the pathology lab is a bit of a mystery. Patients can develop good relationships with their doctors or surgeons by meeting...

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Dictating 2019 Cases in 2020

Can you believe it's almost the end of the year?! Soon the holidays will be over and it will be time to get back to work dictating cases. You say,...

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Why We Built That : CAP eCC

The College of American Pathologists Cancer Protocols have become the standard in cancer reporting. According to their website, “For more than 20...

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Say Goodbye to Windows 7

Microsoft is discontinuing support for Windows 7. Here's what you need to know: Back in January of 2015, many panicked about losing their Windows 7...

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PRO Tip: Using Templates to Speed Up Your Dictation and Improve Accuracy

Most of us probably don’t pay much attention, but we use "templates" in our everyday lives. We are using them so much, in fact, that our devices are...

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Mandatory Cancer Reporting in California Begins January 1, 2019

The benefits of big data in healthcare have already been proven around the world. In fact, the collection and analysis of data is the fastest growing...

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Speech Recognition Doesn't Have to be a Pain in the Gross Room

No two days in a gross room are the same. I experienced this first hand as a technician before I came to work at Voicebrook. Maybe, like me, you are...

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Pathology Reporting and Security Software

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Pathology Reports Running Slow? It Could Be Your Security System.

Did you know that the average person living in America now spends ten or more hours a day in front of a screen? This trend is not slowing down! For...

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California Makes Reporting Diagnoses to the Cancer Registry Mandatory

Healthcare organizations around the world have discovered the benefits of "big data" thanks to the enormous amounts of data available from electronic...

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CAP electronic Cancer Checklist updates

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CAP Electronic Cancer Checklist (eCC) Updates Coming to SRE Users

The College of American Pathologists (CAP) is continuously improving its protocols, and it can be a challenge for Pathology departments to maintain...

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Apply Your Communication Skills for Better Dictation Results

Back in December, Voicebrook employees from around the country came together for our annual company meeting. The theme was communication, and we were...

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Dictating Old Cases in the New Year

Now that the holidays are over, it's time to get back to work dictating cases. You say, "Surgical, one zero," accession number S-18-00010 opens up,...

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Does Your Microphone Have A Windscreen? It Should!

That little foam ball on your microphone is more important than you might think, especially if you are in a noisy environment like the gross room....

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CAP Announces Changes to Cancer Protocols and Electronic Checklists

The College of American Pathologists' Cancer Protocol Templates are considered the gold standard in cancer reporting. While previously paper based,...

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Despite Declines in Anatomic Pathology Revenue, Hope is On the Horizon

In the last 10 years, anatomic Pathologists who work in private practice settings have been negatively affected by various attacks on their income by...

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Artificial Intelligence Coming to a Pathology Lab Near You?

The idea of artificial intelligence captured my attention in the early 2000's when Will Smith graced us with the cinematic thriller "I, Robot." The...

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Structured Data and Synoptic Reporting in Anatomic Pathology

The collection and sharing of data is a growing trend in healthcare, and Pathology is no exception. In the face of value-based reimbursement models,...

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Three Critical Details For Incorporating a Speech Solution into a "Lean" Lab

The "Lean" movement began as a management philosophy for manufacturing companies to increase consistency, remove unnecessary steps, and eliminate...

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Call it Petya or NotPetya. Either Way, it Wreaked Havoc on Transcription Services

Hospitals around the world have seen their transcription services interrupted by the June 27 cyber attack. At first, the attack looked like the...

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What Just Happened?! Ransomware, Security, and Basic Cyber Hygiene

Recently, a massive, world-wide cyber attack has been targeting hospitals, banks, and other major corporations. It’s called ransomware and it's...

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How to Choose Your Dragon

A message keeps popping up on your phone. You probably know the one. It says there's a software update available for the phone's operating system. Do...

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Tips for a Better Speech Recognition Experience

At least once per quarter, we like to offer our clients some tips for a better user experience. In the past, we've covered topics like creating...

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Introducing The Voicebrook Success Community

There's been a recurring theme to our blogs and newsletters. Maybe you've caught it? We've been asking our clients to provide us with feedback, and I...

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Comfort and Function in the Gross Room

We listen to our clients, and we use that feedback to design our software to help automate and optimize client workflows. We want our users hands-free

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Speech Recognition Is Not A Cost-Effective Solution for Pathology

That is not exactly the title you expected to read from the CEO of the leading speech recognition reporting solution company for Pathology, is it? I...

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4 Critical Election Mistakes Provide Lessons to Help Connect You with Your Customer

For many of us the election result provided a confusing end to what was a very emotionally charged campaign. When I awoke on Wednesday morning still...

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Measuring Success Means More Than Measuring Outcomes

About two years ago, we realized that we need a better way to track and measure initiatives within the company. Like many small businesses, we were...

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To DIY or Not to DIY? Support Makes all the Difference

Imagine this: It’s a cold and dark Monday morning. You sluggishly enter your office at work, dreading the upgrade to the pathology software your team...

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You Hear Lots About Templates, But How Do You Create Them?

One of the best ways to save time during dictation is to use templates. In a previous blog “You Use Templates Without Knowing - Make it Official,” we...

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What's a Mode, and How Do You Toggle? A Quick Tip for VoiceOver Users

Have you called Voicebrook support when VoiceOver seems to understand commands, but won’t type what you’re dictating (or vice versa)? If so, then you...

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Leverage Your Speech Recognition Solution for Workflow Efficiency

There is a concept in the culinary world referred to as “mise en place.” The phrase is from the French, roughly translating as “everything it its...

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When Your Speech Recognition Solution Won't Recognize A Certain Word

Speech recognition seems to be everywhere these days. Just say, "Hey Siri" or "Ok Google," and dictate a command without even picking up your smart...

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With Speech Recognition, Even the Hardware is Customizable

When someone offering a speech recognition tool makes a reference to "hardware," he or she is referring to the physical tools such as microphones and...

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The Buck Stops Here

Have you seen a typo in a blog post? Maybe a comma was missing? Chances are, that was the blog editor's fault. Sure, you could blame the person who...

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Stay up to Date With CAP Cancer Checklists

Whether you're CAP accredited or not, you've probably heard of the cancer checklists following the CAP Cancer Protocol Templates. Even outside the...

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Audio Setup Wizard - Your Key to Better Speech Recognition

Do you ever feel like some days your recognition is really good and other days it's as if the system has gone crazy? Some users even report that...

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Printing Blocks in PowerPath using VoiceOver

Have you ever grossed a specimen and realized that additional blocks needed to be printed? One of our Voicebrook employees remembers working on-site...

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The Rhythm of Mutual Customers

In past entries, I’ve written about relatively conceptual topics related to strategic partnerships. This post covers one tactic we've found very...

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Now That You're Using Templates, Make Them More Efficient

Scrolling through our Voicebrook blog, you can probably gather how much value we place in the use of templates for efficient and accurate dictation...

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You Use Templates Without Knowing - Make it Official [Free Download]

Most of us probably don’t pay much attention, but we use ‘templates’ in our everyday life. We are using them so much, in fact, that our devices are...

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Looking for Speech Recognition? These Three Things Often Get Overlooked

When people talk about new technologies, the challenges are usually what they want to talk about first. It doesn't have to be this way! Often, there...

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Partner Math

Recently, my son took the SAT college admission test -- a rite of passage for teenagers around the globe (and a main driver of an estimated $4...

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Customize Your Speech Recognition Vocabulary to Ensure Success

One of my roles as a Project Manager with Voicebrook is to communicate the important elements of a successful Pathology vocabulary and to gather...

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Dictating Old Cases in the New Year

The holidays are over, and everyone is back to the grind. It's time to start diagnosing casework and you issue your first command to begin dictating...

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Time, Money, and Lives for the New Year

As we approach the final hours of 2015, I can't help but reflect on what an awesome year it has been and how thankful I am to work with such great...

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What To Do When Speech Recognition Comes to Your Lab

Another year is coming to an end, and perhaps, after months of unanswered "help wanted" ads, you've decided that, "These Aren't the Pathology...

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Don't Get Mad! Improve Speech Recognition Accuracy

People hate being misunderstood. Whether it’s by someone else, or by a speech recognition tool, it’s frustrating when what we say is misinterpreted...

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These Aren't the Pathology Transcriptionists You're Looking for

I was listening to a radio interview with a cast member from the upcoming "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," and I immediately thought of the iconic...

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Hands Full? Edit, Format and Navigate Reports with Speech Recognition

When you visualize yourself in the Gross Room, where are your hands? Chances are, the first thing you thought of was not your keyboard. Even in the...

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4 Steps to Becoming a Speech Recognition Power User

As an Implementation Specialist with Voicebrook, I have the opportunity to give the initial presentation of VoiceOver to our clients in person and by...

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Thinking About Speech Recognition? Get Users Involved Early

Technology changes in the lab can be sparked by any number of catalysts. For instance, a PA hears from a friend about a new speech recognition system...

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Is Your Pathology Department Expecting? Get New Users up and Running

When we think of the new year approaching, many of us think about change. We might start to think, "How can I make this year even better?" We are...

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CAP Today Explores Variances in Pathology Speech Recognition Adoption

This Q&A with Voicebrook CEO Ross Weinstein was published in the October 2015 issue of CAP Today. The content builds upon a three-part blog post that...

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How to Improve a Lean Lab Workflow With Speech Recognition

We recently read the article, "Lean Six Sigma changing healthcare as more providers adopt methods" on the Healthcare Finance website. In the article,...

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If Speech Recognition in Pathology is Your Elephant, Then Just Bite It

I have always loved the saying, “How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time." I can tell you that in my role as Account Manager at Voicebrook and...

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We Hear You: How Your Feedback Improves the Service You Receive

In a recent blog post, "We Hear You: How Client Feedback Transformed VoiceOver," we discussed the importance of feedback in providing the best...

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99% or Bust! How to Achieve High Levels of Speech Recognition Accuracy

When it comes to the speed and accuracy of dictation, speech recognition has evolved tremendously over the past 20-plus years. Although the way...

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How to Prepare Your Lab Environment for a Speech Recognition Solution

One of the earliest priorities for a Project Manager in a VoiceOver implementation is to ensure that the physical dictation environment is properly...

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Three Questions to Ask When Selecting a Pathology Dictation Microphone

Selecting the right microphone for your pathology speech recognition environment can be an intimidating process, but it doesn’t need to be. Not all...

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We Hear You: How Client Feedback Transformed VoiceOver

Feedback is important in many ways. As I’ve recently learned, telling a six year old not to touch a campfire because it’s hot didn’t really register....

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How Any Mistake Can Be Used to Benefit Your Organization

I’m a firm believer in the importance of building great processes that complement the importance of people, their knowledge, and good judgment....

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Corporate Support for Charity Can't Be Measured by Financial Returns

Fact: According to the National Philanthropic Trust, U.S. corporations accounted for only 5% of the total contributions given to charities in...

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Workflow Video: Impact of Cassette Summary Speech Recognition Commands

As has frequently been mentioned in this blog, speech recognition technology is not an effective solution for Pathology Reporting when used by itself...

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Leadership and Lab Efficiency Go Hand in Hand with Quality Outcomes

I’ve experienced many different environments where we were in the process of implementing our solution, and the mix of customer behavior and motives...

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11 Most Common Questions About Pathology Speech Recognition Software

In my roles at Kurzweil, Lernout & Hauspie, Nuance, and now Voicebrook, I have been demonstrating speech recognition technology for more than 20...

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Four Steps to Help Your Users Effectively Learn New Software

Prior to my role as Director of the Solution Delivery team, I spent time in the field as an Implementation Specialist where I trained new users. In...

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Five Things to Know When Preparing to Create VoiceOver Templates

In our recent blog article, “Best Practices for Creating Quick and Accurate Pathology Templates” we describe the benefits and best practices for...

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Patient Advocacy and Patient Engagement in the Pathology Community

I have written about issues directly related to Voicebrook's speech recognition solution in pathology. Today, I’m changing it up a little and paying...

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Ways to Make Sure Your Speech Recognition Selection Isn't a Failure

In parts one and two of this blog series about selecting a speech solution, I discussed identifying the needs and finding appropriate features to...

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Features to Evaluate when Purchasing a Pathology Speech Solution

In Part One of this three part series, I discussed the importance of defining problems before embarking on a search for a new reporting solution. I...

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Evaluating Speech Recognition Solutions Begins with Defining Problems

I am often asked, "What differentiates VoiceOver from other speech recognition products?" I find it very difficult to articulate the answer in a way...

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Speaking of the Pathology Informatics Summit 2015...

Last week, I attended the Pathology Informatics Summit 2015 in Pittsburgh, a conference that brings together hundreds of the leading informatics...

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Five AP System Workflow Automations that Improved Patient Safety

When we deliver VoiceOver solutions we integrate with many different Anatomic Pathology (AP) systems. Beyond the core VoiceOver functions of speech...

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You’re Live with VoiceOver! Now What?

Congratulations! You’ve had a successful implementation of VoiceOver. Your users are now actively using the software and your group is starting to...

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Four Common Mistakes Made by New VoiceOver Speech Recognition Users

In my role as an Implementation Specialist, I come across a lot of users with different backgrounds, personalities, and job functions. It is my...

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Embracing Technology Change Leads to New Opportunities

We all experience it... the difficulty of change. I've been championing change for most of my career as a project manager, head of technology...

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Three Keys to Drive Software Deployment Success

In my past roles as an Implementation Specialist and Project Manager, and my current position as Director of Solution Delivery, I've been involved in...

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