RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Decreased faux addenda following standardisation of pathologist practice
JF Journal of Clinical Pathology
JO J Clin Pathol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
SP 931
OP 934
DO 10.1136/jclinpath-2015-202931
VO 68
IS 11
A1 Smith, Maxwell L
A1 Wendel-Spiczka, Amy J
A1 Zarka, Matthew A
YR 2015
UL http://jcp.bmj.com/content/68/11/931.abstract
AB Aims We wanted to improve the quality of histopathology addenda and amendments by introducing standardised nomenclature and procedures.Methods We standardised amendment and addenda definitions, implemented a pathologist visual work tool, and evaluated and quantitated all amendments and addenda for 3 months prior to implementation and 17 months after.Results In the 3-month pre-intervention period, 32 of 979 addenda (3.3%) were misused and 18 of 98 amendments (18.4%) were incorrectly classified. In the 17-month post-intervention period, 57 of 5906 addenda (1.0%) were misused and 54 of 752 amendments (7.2%) were incorrectly classified. These differences were statistically significant (p<0.0001).Conclusions The introduction of standardised nomenclature and a visual work tool significantly improved the quality of histopathology addenda and amendments.