Error Reduction and Prevention in Surgical Pathology

ISBN-13: 9781493947850 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 223 str.

Raouf E. Nakhleh

Opis

Tissue diagnosis in surgical pathology is the most important determinant of patient outcomes in oncology and other medical conditions. 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.

Spis treści

1. Introduction

      Raouf E. Nakhleh

2. The Landscape of Error in Surgical Pathology

      Frederick A. Meier

3. General Principles of How Errors Occur and How They May Be Reduced

      Maxwell L. Smith and Stephen S. Raab

Section: Pre-Analytic Factors Contributing to Errors and Error Prevention

4. Error Reduction in the Preanalytical Process

      Richard Brown

5. Application of Lean Principles to Pre-Analytic and Analytic Processes

      Anil Vasdev Parwani, Seung Lyung Park, and Liron Pantanowitz

Section: Analytic Factors Leading to Errors

6. Clinical History and Clinical Correlation

      Keith E. Volmar

7. Knowledge, Training, and Experience

      Amelia Huck and Vania Nosé

8. Standardization of Diagnostic Terminology and Criteria: A Prelude for Error Reduction

      Raouf E. Nakhleh

9. Ancillary studies: Contribution to Error and Error Prevention

      Paul Swanson

10. Optimization of Case Reviews in Different Practice Settings

      Raouf E. Nakhleh

Section: Post-Analytic Factors Leading to Errors and Error Prevention

11. The Complete Surgical Pathology Report

      Michael O. Idowu

12. Communicating Effectively in Surgical Pathology

      Carolyn Mies

13. Error Prevention in Transcription and Report Distribution

      Shannon J. McCall

14. Error Management: Legal and Regulatory Responsibilities

      Timothy Craig Allen

O autorze

Raouf E. Nakhleh, MD

Professor of Pathology

Mayo Clinic Florida

Jacksonville, Florida USA

Blurb

This text focuses on errors in the tissue diagnosis of surgical pathology, how they happen, the best systems to detect these errors, and the best systems to prevent them. 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 specimens and deliver the best diagnosis.