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HIPAA and Protecting Patient Information

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has many physicians nervous…

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How to Extend a CAP Checklist for Increased Research Capabilities

Synoptic reporting offers benefits that reach beyond simple accuracy and compliance with…

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How Synoptic Reporting Supports Patient Outcomes Analysis

One of the biggest benefits of moving from narrative (text) pathology reporting…

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Are Electronic Medical Records Really Causing a Crisis?

When someone dies of a treatable illness, fingers start pointing. When someone…

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Incorporating Patient Reported Outcomes in Post-Surgery Evaluation

How do you determine if a procedure was successful? Patient-reported outcomes (PRO’s)…

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3 Pathology Synoptic Reporting Examples

Accuracy in pathology reporting and interpretation is vital to patient care, risk…

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Clinical Documentation Improvement: Why Care About Synoptic Reporting?

Synoptic reports provide a more complete view of a patient’s condition than…

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Five Ways to Reduce Errors in Pathology Synoptic Reporting

Synoptic reporting is a clinical documentation method that’s popular among pathologists because…

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CAP Template Providing Too Much Information?

Although updated CAP templates are an excellent and necessary foundation to synoptic…

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Adrenal Pathology Reporting: How to Prevent Errors with Pathology Reporting Software

When using any type of clinical documentation method, there is always a…

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