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==Dealing with diagnostic errors== | ==Dealing with diagnostic errors== | ||
* | *Reports that have a diagnostic error should be ''[[Amendment|amended]]''. | ||
*If an addendum would add information to the report that contradicts other information already in the report: it should be an amendment (not an addendum).<ref name=pmid25357114>{{cite journal |authors=Babwah JP, Khalifa M, Rowsell C |title=Analysis of addenda in anatomic pathology as a quality monitoring initiative |journal=Arch Pathol Lab Med |volume=138 |issue=11 |pages=1514–9 |date=November 2014 |pmid=25357114 |doi=10.5858/arpa.2012-0412-OA |url=}}</ref> | |||
It is good practice when amending an report to: | |||
* Clearly state the revised diagnosis. | |||
* Clearly note that the diagnosis was changed. | |||
* Clearly state what the diagnosis was previously. ‡ | |||
* Have another pathologist confirm the revised diagnosis. | |||
* Communicate directly with the most responsible physician - make them aware of the change. | |||
* Document the communication. | |||
‡ It should be noted that: most modern electronic records track all changes. This tracking may or may not be apparent to the end user. Generally, old versions of a report are retrievable. It is good practice to be transparent about a change. | |||
=Measures of quality= | =Measures of quality= | ||
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=Quality standards organization= | =Quality standards organization= | ||
There are a large number of organizations that have written standards for quality in laboratory medicine. | There are a large number of organizations that have written standards for quality in laboratory medicine. | ||
==International== | ==International== | ||
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Note: | Note: | ||
*Unfortunately one has to shell | *Unfortunately one has to shell out money to get a peak at 'em. | ||
==United States of America== | ==United States of America== | ||
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==Canada== | ==Canada== | ||
===Canadian immunohistochemistry quality control=== | |||
*Abbreviated ''CIQC''. | |||
*[https://ciqc.ca/Pages/default.aspx CIQC webpage (ciqc.ca)] | |||
===Ontario=== | ===Ontario=== | ||
*Quality Management Program - Laboratory Services | *[[Institute for Quality Management in Healthcare]] - previously ''Quality Management Program - Laboratory Services''. | ||
**Set-up by the ''Ontario Medical Assocation''. | **Set-up by the ''Ontario Medical Assocation''. | ||
==United Kingdom== | ==United Kingdom== | ||
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*[[CAP checklists]]. | *[[CAP checklists]]. | ||
*[[Tissue floater]]. | *[[Tissue floater]]. | ||
*[[Histology artifacts]]. | |||
*[[Waffle diagnosis]]. | *[[Waffle diagnosis]]. | ||
*[[Workload measurement]]. | *[[Workload measurement]]. | ||
*[[Anatomical pathology laboratory processes]]. | |||
=References= | =References= | ||