HIPAA and Protecting Patient Information
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has many physicians nervous about their responsibilities
How to Extend a CAP Checklist for
Synoptic reporting offers benefits that reach beyond simple accuracy and compliance with the College
How Synoptic Reporting Supports Patient Outcomes Analysis
One of the biggest benefits of moving from narrative (text) pathology reporting formats to
Are Electronic Medical Records Really Causing a
When someone dies of a treatable illness, fingers start pointing. When someone dies of
Incorporating Patient Reported Outcomes in Post-Surgery Evaluation
How do you determine if a procedure was successful? Patient-reported outcomes (PRO’s) are increasingly
3 Pathology Synoptic Reporting Examples
Accuracy in pathology reporting and interpretation is vital to patient care, risk management and
Clinical Documentation Improvement: Why Care About Synoptic
Synoptic reports provide a more complete view of a patient’s condition than is generally
Five Ways to Reduce Errors in Pathology
Synoptic reporting is a clinical documentation method that’s popular among pathologists because of its
CAP Template Providing Too Much Information?
Although updated CAP templates are an excellent and necessary foundation to synoptic pathology reporting,
Adrenal Pathology Reporting: How to Prevent Errors
When using any type of clinical documentation method, there is always a concern about