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The Next Essential Skill in Pathology Leadership:  Humility

The Next Essential Skill in Pathology Leadership:  Humility

By Jennifer

One of the most thought-provoking sessions at PathVision was the Knowledge Exchange Panel – “What’s Beyond the Networks? Reflections from Former Pathology Leaders.”


Bruce Daniel Graham Danks, andChris Sleight shared candid reflections from years of leading pathology transformation. The...


08 Mar 2026 01:54 PM
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When Safety Doesn't Sell, Visibility Must

When Safety Doesn't Sell, Visibility Must

By Jennifer

The recent HSJ article When safety does not sell lays out something uncomfortable but familiar.

We are very good at analysing harm. We are less good at redesigning the systems that allow predictable harm to continue

Medication errors are used as the example, but the underlying issue is broader. Digita...


17 Feb 2026 07:58 PM
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Delaying an EPR Go-Live Might Be the Most Patient Centred Decision a Trust Can Make

Delaying an EPR Go-Live Might Be the Most Patient Centred Decision a Trust Can Make

By Jennifer

An £88 million EPR programme just hit pause.


Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group has delayed the go-live of its Meditech Expanse EPR by a year. Not because the programme failed. But because leadership decided that going live before they were truly ready would not serve patients, clinicians...


23 Jan 2026 07:49 PM
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“How Do You Really Know?...."

“How Do You Really Know?...."

By Jennifer

19 tough questions every healthcare IT leader should ask about validation. From hidden gaps in testing to audit readiness, this post exposes the risks of manual, siloed processes and shows how modern tools like Cymetryc make validation faster, traceable, and inspection-ready.
12 Sep 2025 10:04 PM
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CSV vs CSA:  From "Test Everything" to "Test What Matters"

CSV vs CSA:  From "Test Everything" to "Test What Matters"

By Jennifer

The FDA’s shift from Computer System Validation (CSV) to Computer Software Assurance (CSA) is often described as a move from “test everything” to “test what matters.”  


For clinical laboratories and blood banks, that is both liberating and unsettling. We work in environments where patient s...


14 Aug 2025 06:33 PM
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