RT - Journal TY - JOUR A1 - Rao, Vidya A1 - Kumar, Rajiv A1 - Rajaganesan, Sathyanarayanan A1 - Rane, Swapnil A1 - Deshpande, Gauri A1 - Yadav, Subhash A1 - Patil, Asawari A1 - Pai, Trupti A1 - Menon, Santosh A1 - Shah, Aekta A1 - Rabade, Katha A1 - Ramadwar, Mukta A1 - Panjwani, Poonam A1 - Mittal, Neha A1 - Sahay, Ayushi A1 - Rekhi, Bharat A1 - Bal, Munita A1 - Sakhadeo, Uma A1 - Gujral, Sumeet A1 - Desai, Sangeeta T1 - Remote reporting from home for primary diagnosis in surgical pathology: A tertiary oncology center experience during the COVID-19 pandemic YR - 2012/1/1 JF - Indian Journal of Ophthalmology JO - Indian J Ophthalmol SP - 3 OP - 3 VO - 60 IS - 1 UL - https://journals.lww.com/ijo/pages/default.aspx/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2012;volume=60;issue=1;spage=3;epage=3;aulast=Rao;t=5 DO - 10.4103/jpi.jpi_72_20 N2 - Background: The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the widespread adoption of digital pathology (DP) for primary diagnosis in surgical pathology. This paradigm shift is likely to influence how we function routinely in the postpandemic era. We present learnings from early adoption of DP for a live digital sign-out from home in a risk-mitigated environment. Materials and Methods: We aimed to validate DP for remote reporting from home in a real-time environment and evaluate the parameters influencing the efficiency of a digital workflow. Eighteen pathologists prospectively validated DP for remote use on 567 biopsy cases including 616 individual parts from 7 subspecialties over a duration from March 21, 2020, to June 30, 2020. The slides were digitized using Roche Ventana DP200 whole-slide scanner and reported from respective homes in a risk-mitigated environment. Results: Following re-review of glass slides, there was no major discordance and 1.2% (n = 7/567) minor discordance. The deferral rate was 4.5%. All pathologists reported from their respective homes from laptops with an average network speed of 20 megabits per second. Conclusion: We successfully validated and adopted a digital workflow for remote reporting with available resources and were able to provide our patients, an undisrupted access to subspecialty expertise during these unprecedented times. ER -