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Pathology Workflow

Modern pathology labs face rising volume, flat reimbursement, and a national pathologist shortage. Workflow design — not just speech recognition — is where the recoverable hours live. VoiceOver PRO covers the whole reporting workflow from grossing through sign-out: hands-free grossing-room operation, structured templates with sign-out-time validation, delegated workflow for residents and per-diem pathologists, and downtime continuity that keeps the lab running through outages. Articles below cover specific operational levers — gross-room efficiency, hospital workflow, hidden bottlenecks, and what it takes to recover an hour or two of pathologist time per day.

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You Standardized the Platform. So Why Is Your Pathology Workflow Still Fragmented?

Workflow variation is costing your health system. Learn how to improve consistency, visibility, and capacity across enterprise pathology.

Starting the Report Isn't the Problem. Finishing It Is.

Faster inputs won't solve pathology workflow inefficiencies. See where pathology labs actually lose the most time and how Voicebrook provides a more efficient path from start to finish.

Confidence at Go‑Live: How Voicebrook Ensures Your Lab Is Productive from Day One

Voicebrook makes sure you avoid the common pitfalls of a go-live and have the proper setup to ensure success.

How Labs Can Respond to the Pressures Shaping Pathology

Pathology labs face workforce shortages, financial pressure, and regulatory complexity. Learn how smarter reporting workflows can support sustainable modernization.

Driven by Purpose, Powered by People: Voicebrook Employee Awards

Voicebrook's annual awards honor the employees who went above and beyond in their contributions to the company's success.

Introducing Voicebrook's Success Community Forum

Voicebrook launches its new Success Community Forum—a collaborative space for questions, best practices, product tips, and peer-to-peer support.

Voicebrook’s Client Advisory Board: Help Shape the Future of Pathology Reporting

Voicebrook’s Client Advisory Board unites expert users to shape VoiceOver PRO’s future, driving innovation and efficiency in pathology reporting.

VoiceOver PRO Helps Rural Hospitals Survive Staffing and Budget Crises

For pathology labs, the demand for fast, accurate diagnoses hasn’t slowed—it’s grown. Particularly for smaller rural hospital systems with rising budget concerns, saving money and improving efficiencies are more important than ever.

Cloud-Hosted Pathology Reporting Software: Benefits of VoiceOver PRO Hosted | Voicebrook

VoiceOver PRO Hosted runs on Microsoft Azure in a HiTrust-certified cloud — eliminating server costs, automating updates, and keeping your lab running even during network outages. See why more pathology labs are making the switch.

Policy Shifts Are Coming for Labs. Here's How to Stay Ahead

Pathology labs face mounting pressures from Medicaid and Medicare cuts, rising payer scrutiny, and growing case volumes. Learn how Voicebrook’s VoiceOver PRO helps labs boost efficiency, ensure compliance, and stay resilient amid industry changes.

Gross Room Efficiency: Where Small Gains Yield Big Returns

Discover how VoiceOver PRO transforms gross room efficiency. By eliminating manual steps and reducing staff strain, labs achieve faster workflows, cost savings, and improved throughput—without sacrificing quality.

Navigating the Bumpy Road: Hospital Margins by Region and Where Pathology Efficiency Fits In

U.S. hospitals face volatile margins amid rising costs and regional disparities, making operational efficiency critical. Discover how Voicebrook’s VoiceOver PRO streamlines pathology reporting, delivering faster turnaround, cost savings, and high ROI—helping hospitals strengthen financial resilience in uncertain times.

What’s Changing in Pathology: A Look at the Evolving Landscape

Pathology is evolving: from analog to digital, isolated to integrated, manual to intelligent. Voicebrook's reporting solutions ensure labs are equipped to meet the demands of a changing healthcare landscape.

Beat the Pathologist Shortage With the #1 Time-Saving Tool in Reporting

Facing a pathologist shortage and rising case complexity, labs are turning to VoiceOver PRO to save hours each day, reduce burnout, and improve turnaround times—without sacrificing accuracy or compliance.

Don't Be Fooled by the Noise: Why Voicebrook Is the True Leader in Pathology Reporting

Many vendors claim leadership in pathology reporting—but Voicebrook proves it. With 450+ labs, purpose-built tools, and unmatched efficiency gains, VoiceOver PRO delivers real results.

Is VoiceOver PRO Redundant if a Lab Has Epic? Not Even Close.

Epic is built for the hospital. VoiceOver PRO is built for pathology. Discover why PRO users call it indispensable—from smarter workflows and speech-driven validation to automation that Epic alone can’t match.

Streamlining Bone Marrow Differentials with VoiceOver PRO

Discover how VoiceOver PRO enables pathologists to calculate bone marrow differentials directly in their reports—no external tools, no manual math.

Position Your Lab for Smooth Transitions with VoiceOver PRO

VoiceOver PRO is more than a pathology reporting tool—it’s a transition strategy. Putting PRO in place before you change your AP System/LIS will protect your workflows from disruption.

Voicebrook: Not Just in the Lead, But Setting the Standard for Pathology Reporting Solutions

With nearly 25 years of experience and 500+ client sites, Voicebrook has clearly established why it's the leading provider of pathology reporting solutions.

Resident Training: Get Set for Success with Voicebrook

Voicebrook provides comprehensive training designed specifically for new users of our VoiceOver PRO pathology reporting solution.

From Bottlenecks to Breakthroughs: Horizon Health Transforms with VoiceOver PRO

Horizon Health Network Cuts Transcription by 90% and Reduces Turnaround Time by 24 Hours with VoiceOver PRO

Meet Your Client Support Team: Enhancements, Availability, & How You Can Help Us Improve

Discover our enhanced Client Support team at Voicebrook with extended hours, new ways to connect, and learn how your feedback drives our improvements.

Top 5 Reasons Why Your Pathology Lab Needs Voicebrook

Discover the top 5 reasons why pathology labs should choose VoiceOver PRO— a purpose-built pathology reporting solution that boosts efficiency, streamlines workflows, and ensures future-ready laboratories.

Why Pathologists Need More Than Just Voice Recognition—A Smarter Approach

By addressing today’s challenges and ensuring compatibility with future systems, VoiceOver PRO empowers labs to modernize workflows, improve compliance, and drive efficiency. 

Streamlining Transitions with VoiceOver PRO

By addressing today’s challenges and ensuring compatibility with future systems, VoiceOver PRO empowers VA labs to modernize workflows, improve compliance, and drive efficiency. 

Voicebrook: Bridging the Gap as VA Pathology Labs Prepare for Change

By addressing today’s challenges and ensuring compatibility with future systems, VoiceOver PRO empowers VA labs to modernize workflows, improve compliance, and drive efficiency. 

AI-Driven Pathology Reporting Software: How Voicebrook Automates Your Lab | Voicebrook

Voicebrook's AI-powered pathology reporting tools — DraftDiagnosis, Draft Procedure Line, and No Pause Biopsy — automate repetitive tasks, reduce errors, and accelerate turnaround time. See how VoiceOver PRO is transforming lab workflows.

Your Voice Shapes Voicebrook’s Future: Feedback and Collaboration in Action

Voicebrook's Client Advisory Board (CAB) and robust feedback/survey programs allow our customers to guide improvements and innovations.

The Power of Offline Mode: Ensuring Smooth Operations in Any Scenario

Offline Mode is a built-in feature of VoiceOver PRO designed to maintain your productivity during network disruptions, client-side connectivity issues, or backend performance challenges.

What to Expect During Your VoiceOver PRO Training

Get a glimpse inside Voicebrook's user training process, and how we set every pathology user up for success on VoiceOver PRO.

What to Expect During Your VoiceOver PRO Implementation

Get a glimpse inside Voicebrook's five-step implementation process, focused on smooth transitions and support to set up clients for success.

Time to Sanitize These Hardware Items in Your Lab!

When sanitizing the lab, don't forget to clean the essential hardware that you're using with your pathology reporting solution.

Voicebrook Success Community: Support, Training & Resources for Pathology Labs

The Voicebrook Success Community is your go-to hub for pathology reporting support — access the knowledge base, submit and track cases, share product ideas, and stay up to date on the latest VoiceOver PRO news and releases.

Voicebrook's Baton Award: Celebrating Excellence

Voicebrook's Baton Award is presented to core project team members who demonstrate superior performance based on post-project and user survey feedback.

Do You Need Voicebrook's Pathology Reporting Solutions? Yes... and Here's Why.

Discover why you need Voicebrook's pathology reporting solutions for enhanced interoperability, continuous improvement, advanced features, and customization in your lab. Contact us for more information.

Considering a Speech-Enabled Pathology Solution? Read This First!

There are important features to consider when purchasing a speech-enabled reporting solution for pathology.

Voicebrook's Annual Awards: The Best of the Best

Voicebrook's annual awards honor the employees who went above and beyond in their contributions to the company's success.

Ten Years of Celebrating Pathologists' Assistants

We're honored to feature guest blogger, Dennis Strenk, PA (ASCP). Dennis is a pathologists’ assistant (PA) and the creator of the People of Pathology podcast.

Incyte Diagnostics Goes Live on VoiceOver PRO

The Pacific Northwest's premier private laboratory calls Phase One of their VoiceOver PRO implementation an \"exceptional experience.\"

Voicebrook's Annual Awards: Highlighting Employee Achievement

Five employees were presented with Voicebrook's annual awards, honoring their contributions to the company's success.

The Evolving Pathology Lab: An Interview With Dr. John Groth (Part I)

Part One of an interview series with pathologist Dr. John Groth of NorthShore University HealthSystem.

The Lonely Only: Reflections of a Black Woman in Leadership

Pathology as a specialty has a long way to go in the diversity, equity, and inclusion space, says Dr. Valerie A. Fitzhugh.

The Value of Diversity: An Interview With Dr. Michael Williams

Dr. Michael Williams created a podcast to promote diversity in pathology and laboratory medicine.

Why We Built That: Bootstrapper

VoiceOver PRO's self-updating bootstrapper enhances cybersecurity and eliminates the need for manual bootstrap maintenance.

Why We Built That: VOICEOVER PRO: Basic

Voicebrook's new software offering gives flexibility to labs looking for a simple, budget-friendly pathology reporting solution.

Why We Built That: VoiceOver PRO Template Center

VoiceOver PRO’s new Template Center allows a user to manage and build the templates used to create their reports.

Inside the Match

In less than a year, Inside the Match has grown a large following while striving to demystify the residency matching process.

CAP Turns Focus to Diversity

The College of American Pathologists is asking for applications to join its new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee.

Women in Pathology

Women in Pathology Month, established by the ASIP, recognizes women’s scientific achievements and fosters their career development and advancement in pathobiology research.

Pathologists' Assistant Day 2021

Join us in celebrating Pathologists’ Assistant Day and recognizing PAs for their important work!

Black Women in Medicine: Dr. Valerie A. Fitzhugh

How can we foster a more inclusive and diverse environment in the medical field? Dr. Fitzhugh weighs in.

Black Women in Medicine: Dr. Vivian Pinn

Dr. Vivian Pinn was the first African American woman to chair an academic pathology department in the U.S.

World Cancer Day 2021: The COVID Impact

Many cancers can be cured if they are diagnosed early and treated appropriately, but the COVID-19 pandemic has posed a challenge for screening patients in a timely manner.

Pathologists Question New Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines

Cervical Health Awareness Month focuses on cancer prevention and screening. But new guidelines from the American Cancer Society have raised concerns.

Barriers at the Scope

The use of acrylic shields at the microscope is allowing some pathology departments to facilitate education during the pandemic.

Promoting the Profession

Pathologists' Assistant Dennis Strenk talks with Voicebrook about his podcast, People of Pathology.

PathElective: Bringing Pathology Education to You

An exclusive interview with the creators of PathElective.com, a virtual elective experience that taps into the expertise of pathology experts worldwide.

PathPod: A Pathology Podcast for Everyone

Voicebrook interviews the hosts of PathPod, a popular new podcast focused on pathologists, their love of pathology, and life \"beyond the scope.\"

The Time To Do Right

We must remain united in a resolve to address injustices in meaningful ways through our behavior, conversation, and actions. 

News Update: CAP Releases Annual Report

The CAP's 2019 annual report highlights the organization's efforts to build scientific expertise, advance careers, and improve laboratory practices.

Report Builder LITE: Free, Easy, and Helpful

Introducing Report Builder LITE, a free web-based reporting tool to support pathology professionals.

Small Businesses Making a Difference

Small businesses are seeking out ways to support our friends in healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Are You Sanitizing These 10 Hardware Items in Your Lab?

When sanitizing the lab, don't forget to clean the essential hardware that you're using with your pathology reporting solution.

Resident Training: More Important Than Ever

New residents are entering the field of healthcare at an unprecedented time. Training them is essential, and it can be done remotely.

MIPS Deadline Extended Due to COVID-19

A Q & A for clinicians' most pressing questions about the deadline extension for MIPS data submission.

Breaking News: Pathologists Allowed to Work Remotely During COVID-19

An organized advocacy campaign has persuaded the federal government to allow pathologists to work remotely during the COVID-19 crisis.

Work Remotely, Stay Connected

Is your office facing a sudden shift to remote work thanks to COVID-19? Keep your staff connected and productive with a few simple tools and strategies.

Coronavirus: Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Worst

Voicebrook is implementing a plan to protect employees, clients, and business partners in light of the global threat of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Positive Prospects for Pathologists

A job market analysis of CAP's Practice Leader Survey claims that \"the demand for pathologists is strong, at least at the current time.\"

Information Travels Fast... But Sometimes Not Fast Enough

These days, technology gives patients quick access to their health information. But when that info gets delayed, anxiety can take over.

Pathology Education in 280 Characters

Pathologists are using Twitter to share knowledge within their professional community, with grassroots education via #PathTweetAward

New Year, New View

Voicebrook's CEO explains how personal experiences are shaping his view of the company's future.

Improving Patient Records With Targeted Technology

How can vendors, health systems, and medical professionals fight inefficiencies and improve accuracy in EHRs, in order to improve patient results?

MIPS and QPP: Translation, Please?

Breaking down the basics of Medicare's Quality Payment Program and MIPS & explaining how VoiceOverPRO easily puts pathologists into compliance for bonuses.

Pathology Reports Running Slow? It Could Be Your Security System.

If you're experiencing freezing, crashing, or slowdowns with your Pathology reporting software, check your anti-virus and data loss prevention software to ensure the proper exclusions are in place.

See the hour come back.

30-minute walkthrough with a pathology-informatics specialist — dictating real cases, with your AP system in the loop. You'll see where the time goes today, and where it comes back.

Why this matters: every report that signs out faster is a patient getting their result sooner.