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'''Informatics''' is the management of information.  Pathologists, unfortunately, only have abysmal tools for this job.   
'''Informatics''' is the management of information.   


The two main information system ''[[Softpath]]'' and ''[[CoPath]]'' are pathetic and look like they are out of the early 1990s.
Pathologists, unfortunately, only have abysmal tools for this job. 
 
The two main information systems (''[[Softpath]]'' and ''[[CoPath]]'') are pathetic and look like they are out of the early 1990s.


==Open source==
==Open source==
Open source in pathology appears to be a long way off.  One paper,<ref name=pmid15563662>{{cite journal |author=Rubin A |title=An open pathology computer system |journal=J. Clin. Pathol. |volume=57 |issue=12 |pages=1252–3 |year=2004 |month=December |pmid=15563662 |pmc=1770514 |doi=10.1136/jcp.2004.020826 |url=}}</ref> give me a bit of hope -- though I think this is a voice in the wilderness.   
Open source in pathology appears to be a long way off.  One paper,<ref name=pmid15563662>{{cite journal |author=Rubin A |title=An open pathology computer system |journal=J. Clin. Pathol. |volume=57 |issue=12 |pages=1252–3 |year=2004 |month=December |pmid=15563662 |pmc=1770514 |doi=10.1136/jcp.2004.020826 |url=}}</ref> gives me a bit of hope -- though I think this is a voice in the wilderness.   


IMHO, most pathologists understand very little about computers and those that think they know something often know very very little.
[[IMHO]], most pathologists understand very little about computers and those that think they know something often know precious little.


==References==
==References==
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