Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube are social media sites that have changed the way we look at our professional and social networks. The pathology industry is no different; technology is revolutionizing the field. In the past decade, the industry has transitioned into the digital age, allowing pathologist to view, manage, manipulate, analyze, report and collaborate using digital slides.
If an architect recommended that the patient room be “green” most would assume that they were speaking to the color and not the room’s size. And while clarification as to the shade of “green” might be requested, most would know that the color was that of grass or maybe limes, but not the color of snow or chocolate. This is because of language convention where there is agreement and understanding of the word “green”.