TY - JOUR
T1 - Synoptic reporting in tumor pathology
T2 - Advantages of a web-based system
AU - Qu, Zhenhong
AU - Ninan, Shibu
AU - Almosa, Ahmed
AU - Chang, K. G.
AU - Kuruvilla, Supriya
AU - Nguyen, Nghia
PY - 2007/6
Y1 - 2007/6
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Cancer registry
KW - Cancer report template
KW - Tumor reporting
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U2 - 10.1309/6VKCQDC69595KYVE
DO - 10.1309/6VKCQDC69595KYVE
M3 - Article
C2 - 17509987
AN - SCOPUS:34250679341
SN - 0002-9173
VL - 127
SP - 898
EP - 903
JO - American journal of clinical pathology
JF - American journal of clinical pathology
IS - 6
ER -