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Healthcare & MedTech

Clinical Pathology Management System

QDxPathology

Timeline

2 yr

Team

6

Launch

Q3 2021

QDxPathology — live operations dashboard showing tests received, pending reports, and turnaround metrics

HIPAA

Fully Compliant

10K+

Patient Records

5

Workflow Stages

Azure

Private Cloud

Overview

The Challenge

QDxPathology runs clinical labs processing thousands of patient specimens — biopsies, blood counts, cytology, and more. Their workflow was scattered across disconnected tools: specimen intake in one place, lab tracking in spreadsheets, and final pathology reports authored in Word and emailed manually. There was no single source of truth. Turnaround times were hard to measure, and HIPAA compliance for US patient data was being managed reactively.

They needed a purpose-built system to manage the full diagnostic cycle — from the moment a specimen arrives to the pathologist signing off a report — all within a secure, private environment that met US healthcare data requirements.

QDxPathology — case list with specimen status, accession numbers, and turnaround tracking

Solution

What We Built

Over two years, a team of six built QDxPathology from the ground up on the Microsoft stack — ASP.NET Core, SQL Server, and Azure private cloud. Every screen, every workflow, and every data decision was shaped by one constraint: HIPAA compliance from the start, not as an afterthought. All patient data stays within a private Azure environment, authenticated through Azure Active Directory.

The system replaced every disconnected tool the lab had been relying on. From specimen receipt to final report approval, the entire process lives in one platform — visible in real time to the right people, locked away from everyone else. When the build was complete, we ran the system in parallel with the old workflow for six months, then handed it over to QDxPathology's internal tech team with full documentation and a structured support transition.

Tech Stack

ASP.NET CoreC#SQL ServerAzure Private CloudAzure AD
QDxPathology — case detail view with patient info, specimen classification, and pathologist report authoring

Key Features

What makes it work

01

Live Operations Dashboard

At a glance: tests received today, pending reports, urgent cases, and new patients. Turnaround time tracked by test type, updated in real time across the lab.

02

End-to-End Test Tracking

Every specimen moves through a defined workflow — Received → Collected → In Lab → Processing → Completed. Staff see exactly where each test is at any moment.

03

Digital Pathology Reports

Pathologists author structured reports directly in the platform — diagnosis, clinical interpretation, findings, and recommendations — then approve and share in one step.

04

HIPAA-Compliant by Design

Patient data never leaves the private cloud. Every record access is logged. Role-based permissions ensure staff see only what their role requires — no exceptions.

05

Grossing Bench Workflow

Digital intake for pathologists — accession numbers, specimen classification (biopsy, FNA, cytology), and case assignment managed without paper or spreadsheets.

06

Role-Based Access

Pathologists, lab technicians, reception, and administrators each have scoped access. Built on Azure AD — the lab's existing identity infrastructure, no separate login.

Compliance

HIPAA built in, not bolted on

From the first line of code, every architectural decision was made with US patient data requirements in mind. Patient records are stored in a private Azure environment with no public cloud exposure. Access is authenticated, logged, and scoped by role.

The result: a system the QDxPathology compliance team could sign off on — not one that needed a retroactive security audit before go-live.

PHI stays private

All patient data stored within Azure private cloud — no third-party services process identifiable information

Full audit trail

Every record access, status change, and report approval logged with user, timestamp, and IP

Encrypted at rest and in transit

SQL Server TDE for stored data, TLS for all communication — no plaintext PHI anywhere in the system

Minimum necessary access

Pathologists, lab techs, and reception each see only the data their role requires — enforced at the system level

QDxPathology — specimen workflow stages from intake through processing to final report approval

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