  Pathology laboratories are increasingly using digital workflows. This has the
potential of increasing lab efficiency, but the digitization process also
involves major challenges. Several reports have been published describing the
individual experiences of specific laboratories with the digitization process.
However, a comprehensive overview of the lessons learned is still lacking. We
provide an overview of the lessons learned for different aspects of the
digitization process, including digital case management, digital slide reading,
and computer-aided slide reading. We also cover metrics used for monitoring
performance and pitfalls and corresponding values observed in practice. The
overview is intended to help pathologists, IT decision-makers, and
administrators to benefit from the experiences of others and to implement the
digitization process in an optimal way to make their own laboratory
future-proof.
