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==General==
==General==
*Requisitions are a formal form of communication between healthcare providers and have implications in the [[quality]] of care.<ref name=pmid25991167>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Benard | first1 = M. | last2 = Bouaud | first2 = J. | last3 = Marsault | first3 = C. | last4 = Boudghene | first4 = F. | last5 = Carette | first5 = MF. | last6 = Séroussi | first6 = B. | title = Diagnostic imaging requisition quality when using an electronic medical record: a before-after study. | journal = Stud Health Technol Inform | volume = 210 | issue =  | pages = 364-8 | month =  | year = 2015 | doi =  | PMID = 25991167 }}</ref>
*Requisitions are a formal form of communication between healthcare providers and have implications in the [[quality]] of care.<ref name=pmid25991167>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Benard | first1 = M. | last2 = Bouaud | first2 = J. | last3 = Marsault | first3 = C. | last4 = Boudghene | first4 = F. | last5 = Carette | first5 = MF. | last6 = Séroussi | first6 = B. | title = Diagnostic imaging requisition quality when using an electronic medical record: a before-after study. | journal = Stud Health Technol Inform | volume = 210 | issue =  | pages = 364-8 | month =  | year = 2015 | doi =  | PMID = 25991167 }}</ref>
**Elements of requisitions, such as the clinical history, may be audited as part of a quality program.<ref>Duggan MA and Trotter T. "Alberta Health Services: Anatomical Pathology Quality Assurance Plan". Canadian Journal of Pathology. 2016;8(3):10-35. </ref>


===Information typically found on requisitions===
===Information typically found on requisitions===

Revision as of 15:35, 12 April 2017

Pathology requisitions are the things that come with to the pathology specimens. They contain a large amount of information.

General

  • Requisitions are a formal form of communication between healthcare providers and have implications in the quality of care.[1]
    • Elements of requisitions, such as the clinical history, may be audited as part of a quality program.[2]

Information typically found on requisitions

  • Date.
  • Patient identifiers.
  • Source of specimen.
  • Submitting physican.
  • Sumitting clinic/operating room.
  • Clinical history - is considered a necessity and may be a legal requirement.[3][4]

Standardization of requisitions

Prostate biopsies

  • PSA ____.
  • Clinical T stage/DRE examination: ___.
  • 5-Alpha inhibitor use: Yes/No.
  • Previous biopsy: Yes/No.
  • Prior radiation therapy: Yes/No.
  • Prostate measurements: SAG ___, AP ___, TRANS ___.
    • Prostate volume: ___.
  • PSA density ___.
  • Additional clinical information: ___.

Colonoscopy

See also

References

  1. Benard, M.; Bouaud, J.; Marsault, C.; Boudghene, F.; Carette, MF.; Séroussi, B. (2015). "Diagnostic imaging requisition quality when using an electronic medical record: a before-after study.". Stud Health Technol Inform 210: 364-8. PMID 25991167.
  2. Duggan MA and Trotter T. "Alberta Health Services: Anatomical Pathology Quality Assurance Plan". Canadian Journal of Pathology. 2016;8(3):10-35.
  3. Nakhleh, RE.; Gephardt, G.; Zarbo, RJ. (Jul 1999). "Necessity of clinical information in surgical pathology.". Arch Pathol Lab Med 123 (7): 615-9. doi:10.1043/0003-9985(1999)123<0615:NOCIIS>2.0.CO;2. PMID 10388918.
  4. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 965, s. 31 (1). URL: http://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/900965#BK23. Accessed on: 18 December 2015.