Written By: Norm Tollinsky, Senior Writer, Canadian Healthcare Technology
In this feature report from Canadian Healthcare Technology (CHT), senior writer Norm Tollinsky explores how Michigan Medicine built a PACS-driven, image-centered pathology workflow with Sectra Digital Pathology, on its enterprise imaging platform. Dr. Yousif, Medical Director of Digital Pathology, shares what changed for pathologists, how the department handles roughly 3,500 slides a day, and why he sees digital pathology as a prerequisite for AI.
“It [the previous standalone system] lived only inside pathology. We could not exchange those images with radiology, oncology or clinicians, and it was never meant for primary diagnosis. It was a decade of fragmented, siloed growth.”
“Having easily accessible images when a case is ready for review saves anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour that it used to take to look for a slide.”
Sectra Digital Pathology
Pathology does not have to run as a separate, siloed system. Sectra Digital Pathology runs on the same enterprise imaging platform as radiology, cardiology, and other specialties, so pathologists, radiologists, oncologists, and clinicians can work from the same images. At Michigan Medicine, that meant pathology shared storage, security, disaster recovery, and support with the rest of the health system.
Originally published as a feature report by Canadian Healthcare Technology on their digital and print publication on November 6, 2026.
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