Full Description
Tissue diagnosis in surgical pathology is the most important determinant of patient outcomes in oncology and other medical conditions. An appropriate diagnosis of a tumor correctly determines the necessary therapy for that patient. Error Reduction and Prevention in Surgical Pathology focuses on how errors happen, the best systems to detect errors and the best systems to prevent errors. As with any form of testing, the test cycle in surgical pathology can be divided into pre-analytic (collection and handling of specimens), analytic (the actual determination of disease or other diagnostic information) and post-analytic (generation of reports and distribution). Error can occur anywhere in the process and all of these steps must be performed optimally so that the correct diagnosis is made and delivered. Error Reduction and Prevention in Surgical Pathology serves as an essential guide to a successfully managed laboratory and contains all relevant information needed to manage patients and deliver the best diagnosis.
Contents
Introduction.- The Landscape of Error in Surgical Pathology.- General Principles of How Errors Occur and How They May Be Reduced.- Error Reduction in the Pre-analytical Process.- Application of Lean Principles to Pre-Analytic and Analytic Processes.- Clinical History and Clinical Correlation.- Knowledge, Training, and Experience.- Standardization of Diagnostic Terminology and Criteria: A Prelude for Error Reduction.- Ancillary Studies: Contribution to Error and Error Prevention.- Optimization of Case Reviews in Different Practice Settings.- The Complete Surgical Pathology Report.- Communicating Effectively in Surgical Pathology.- Error Prevention in Transcription and Report Distribution.
