Surgical pathology extradepartmental consultation practices: A college of American Pathologists Q-probes study of 2746 consultations from 180 laboratories

From: Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine | Date: April 1, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

* Objectives.-To document the practice parameters and case characteristics associated with personal (expert) consultations. We also examine the value, level of participant (customer) satisfaction, turnaround time, and rate of personal consultations.

Design.-We asked participants in the College of American Pathologists' Q-Probes program to document cases sent for consultation during 4 months or up to 20 cases. They documented patient and specimen characteristics, the turnaround times, and the participants' levels of satisfaction with the consultation experience.

Participants.-One hundred ...

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