STAF 2023
Tue 18 - Fri 21 July 2023 Leicester, United Kingdom
Fri 21 Jul 2023 11:30 - 12:00 at Willow - HEDA Session 1 Chair(s): Martin Leucker

A pathology laboratory processes various types of tissue and cell specimens and plays a vital role in the diagnostic process. However, pathology departments are currently facing a significant challenge due to the steady increase in incoming specimens. Increasing the workforce to match the influx is generally not feasible, so Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is seen as a potential solution. One area where ICT can be applied is in process monitoring and tracing. The increase in incoming specimens has caused queues within the laboratory, resulting in more time spent locating and retrieving individual specimens. Existing methods of tracing specimens, such as barcodes or alphabetic sorting, also require manual labor, adding further overhead. In this paper, we propose a lightweight application of optical character recognition (OCR) for specimen tracing, as part of a larger research project to optimize pathology processes at a large regional hospital in Bergen. We present a specific solution that integrates into a general process monitoring environment, and we compare different implementation techniques, particularly edge detection and neural networks. Our preliminary results indicate that this implementation can achieve an accuracy of up to 93.41%, increase sorting speed up to 54% and save up to 35% of time spent in manual sorting activities. We conclude our findings with a general discussion and outlook onto other areas where this solution could theoretically be applied.

Fri 21 Jul

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11:00 - 12:30
HEDA Session 1HEDA at Willow
Chair(s): Martin Leucker University of Lübeck

Remote Participants: Zoom Link

11:00
30m
Talk
Evaluation of Data Quality in the Estonian National Health Information System for Digital Decision Support
HEDA
P: Markus Bertl Tallinn University of Technology, Kristian Juha Ismo Kankainen Tallinn University of Technology, Gunnar Piho Tallinn University of Technology, Dirk Draheim Tallinn University of Technology, Peeter Ross Tallinn University of Technology
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11:30
30m
Talk
Intelligent Tracing and Process Improvement of Pathology workflows using Character Recognition
HEDA
P: Markus Hatlem University of Bergen, Fazle Rabbi University of Bergen, Patrick Stünkel , Friedemann Leh Haukeland University Hospital
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12:00
30m
Talk
Maintaining data integrity in Electronic Health Records with Hyperledger Fabric
HEDA
P: Marten Kask Tallinn University of Technology, Toomas Klementi Tallinn University of Technology, Gunnar Piho Tallinn University of Technology, Peeter Ross Tallinn University of Technology
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