Synoptic reporting in tumor pathology: advantages of a web-based system.
Publication/Presentation Date
6-1-2007
Abstract
The American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (ACS-CoC) mandates that pathology reports at ACS-CoC-approved cancer programs include all scientifically validated data elements for each site and tumor specimen. The College of American Pathologists (CAP) has produced cancer checklists in static text formats to assist reporting. To be inclusive, the CAP checklists are pages long, requiring extensive text editing and multiple intermediate steps. We created a set of dynamic tumor-reporting templates, using Microsoft Active Server Page (ASP.NET), with drop-down list and data-compile features, and added a reminder function to indicate missing information. Users can access this system on the Internet, prepare the tumor report by selecting relevant data from drop-down lists with an embedded tumor staging scheme, and directly transfer the final report into a laboratory information system by using the copy-and-paste function. By minimizing extensive text editing and eliminating intermediate steps, this system can reduce reporting errors, improve work efficiency, and increase compliance.
Volume
127
Issue
6
First Page
898
Last Page
903
ISSN
0002-9173
Published In/Presented At
Qu, Z., Ninan, S., Almosa, A., Chang, K. G., Kuruvilla, S., & Nguyen, N. (2007). Synoptic reporting in tumor pathology: advantages of a web-based system. American journal of clinical pathology, 127(6), 898–903. https://doi.org/10.1309/6VKCQDC69595KYVE
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
17509987
Department(s)
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Document Type
Article