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Pathology reports are the most important medical documents:

  • Generally only complete information in a patient file is a pathology report.

Types of pathology reports

  • Free Text
  • Structured
  • Synoptic

CAP what is not synoptic report

CAP video

Pathology reports suffer from the outside forces:

  • Clinicians who do not want (!) "inadequate specimen" reports.
  • We change our diagnosis so that clinicians do not misunderstand
  • Do not write chronic prostitis because they may assume that elevated PSA levels are due to chronic prostitis ???
  • We change our reports so that patients do not misunderstand
    • Change prostate grading scheme so that patients are grade group 1, not in 6 out of 10.
    ​http://pathology.jhu.edu/ProstateCancer/NewGradingSystem.pdf​
    • Explanatory notes for patients
  • We change tumor names so that insurance firms do not label patients as cancer
    • Change thyoid tumor names (NIFTP)
  • Patoloji Raporunda Yer Alan Tanılar Tekrarlanabilir mi? Are the Pathologic Diagnosis reproducible?
  • Hasta'ya açıklama içeren patoloji raporu
The FAQ initiative explaining pathology reports to patients

The Complete Surgical Pathology Report

Pathologist Brings Patients Into the Lab to See Their Cancer Close-Up

‘Please let me see the dragon that I’m slaying!’

Pathologists' Perspectives on Disclosing Harmful Pathology Error

CommunicatingUncertainty in Surgical PathologyReports: A Survey of Staff Physicians and Residents at an Academic Medical Center.

Communicating diagnostic uncertainty in surgical pathologyreports: disparities between sender and receiver.

Patients Want Web Access To Test Results But Don't Want To Have To Be A Doctor To Understand Them

Pathology reports are the most important medical documents:

  • Generally only complete information in a patient file is a pathology report.

Types of pathology reports

  • Free Text
  • Structured
  • Synoptic

CAP what is not synoptic report

CAP video

Pathology reports suffer from the outside forces:

  • Clinicians who do not want (!) "inadequate specimen" reports.
  • We change our diagnosis so that clinicians do not misunderstand
  • Do not write chronic prostitis because they may assume that elevated PSA levels are due to chronic prostitis ???
  • We change our reports so that patients do not misunderstand
    • Change prostate grading scheme so that patients are grade group 1, not in 6 out of 10.
    ​http://pathology.jhu.edu/ProstateCancer/NewGradingSystem.pdf​
    • Explanatory notes for patients
  • We change tumor names so that insurance firms do not label patients as cancer
    • Change thyoid tumor names (NIFTP)
  • Patoloji Raporunda Yer Alan Tanılar Tekrarlanabilir mi? Are the Pathologic Diagnosis reproducible?
  • Hasta'ya açıklama içeren patoloji raporu
The FAQ initiative explaining pathology reports to patients

The Complete Surgical Pathology Report

Pathologist Brings Patients Into the Lab to See Their Cancer Close-Up

‘Please let me see the dragon that I’m slaying!’

Pathologists' Perspectives on Disclosing Harmful Pathology Error

CommunicatingUncertainty in Surgical PathologyReports: A Survey of Staff Physicians and Residents at an Academic Medical Center.

Communicating diagnostic uncertainty in surgical pathologyreports: disparities between sender and receiver.

Patients Want Web Access To Test Results But Don't Want To Have To Be A Doctor To Understand Them

Pathology Reports

Pathology reports are the most important medical documents:

  • Generally only complete information in a patient file is a pathology report.

Types of pathology reports

  • Free Text
  • Structured
  • Synoptic

CAP what is not synoptic report

CAP video

Pathology reports suffer from the outside forces:

  • Clinicians who do not want (!) "inadequate specimen" reports.
  • We change our diagnosis so that clinicians do not misunderstand
  • Do not write chronic prostitis because they may assume that elevated PSA levels are due to chronic prostitis ???
  • We change our reports so that patients do not misunderstand
    • Change prostate grading scheme so that patients are grade group 1, not in 6 out of 10.
    ​http://pathology.jhu.edu/ProstateCancer/NewGradingSystem.pdf​
    • Explanatory notes for patients
  • We change tumor names so that insurance firms do not label patients as cancer
    • Change thyoid tumor names (NIFTP)
  • Patoloji Raporunda Yer Alan Tanılar Tekrarlanabilir mi? Are the Pathologic Diagnosis reproducible?
  • Hasta'ya açıklama içeren patoloji raporu
The FAQ initiative explaining pathology reports to patients

The Complete Surgical Pathology Report

Pathologist Brings Patients Into the Lab to See Their Cancer Close-Up

‘Please let me see the dragon that I’m slaying!’

Pathologists' Perspectives on Disclosing Harmful Pathology Error

CommunicatingUncertainty in Surgical PathologyReports: A Survey of Staff Physicians and Residents at an Academic Medical Center.

Communicating diagnostic uncertainty in surgical pathologyreports: disparities between sender and receiver.

Patients Want Web Access To Test Results But Don't Want To Have To Be A Doctor To Understand Them

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