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

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

17509987

Department(s)

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Document Type

Article

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