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The Challenge of Using Autopsy Information for Quality Improvement/In Reply
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To the Editor.-The editorial entitled "The Challenge of Using Autopsy Information for Quality Improvement" by Kevin E. Bove, MD, in the January 2004 issue of the Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine1 demands refutation, a counterproposal, and a call for action!
It is important to understand the background of the report that Dr Bove cites. In 1997, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) established evidence-based practice centers in about a dozen academic and r...
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The Challenge of Using Autopsy Information for Quality Improvement/In Reply
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
; To the Editor.-The editorial entitled "The Challenge of Using Autopsy Information for Quality Improvement" by Kevin E. Bove, MD, in the January 2004 issue of the Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine1 demands refutation, a counterproposal, and a call for action! It is important to
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Autopsy result utilization: A College of American Pathologists Q-Probes study of 256 laboratories
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
; * Objectives.-To document the level of involvement and communication with nonpathology clinical personnel regarding autopsies and to document the destination of autopsy reports. Design.-The College of American Pathologists Q-Probes format was used to collect information on 15 consecutively
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The College of American Pathologists, 1946-1996: Membership and its benefits
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
; Medical history teaches us where we come from, where we stand in medicine at the present time, and in what direction we are marching. It is the compass that guides us into the future. Henry Sigerist The tendency of individuals to band together for their common benefit appears to be inherent in
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Total Long-term Within-Laboratory Precision of Cortisol, Ferritin, Thyroxine, Free Thyroxine, and Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Assays Based on a College of American Pathologists Fresh Frozen Serum Study: Do Available Methods Meet Medical Needs for Precision?
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
; Context.-It is important that the total long-term precision of laboratory methods meet the medical needs of the patients being served. Objectives.-To determine the long-term within- and between-laboratory variation of cortisol, ferritin, thyroxine, free thyroxine, and thyroid-stimulating hormone
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Continuous Monitoring of Stat and Routine Outlier Turnaround Times: Two College of American Pathologists Q-Tracks Monitors in 291 Hospitals
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
; * Context.-The laboratory test turnaround times (TATs) that exceed the expectations of clinicians who order those tests, the so-called outlier test reporting rates, may be responsible for perceptions of inadequate laboratory service. Objective.-To monitor outlier test reporting rates for emergency
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Using outlier events to monitor test turnaround time: A college of American Pathologists Q-Probes study in 496 laboratories
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
; ... Arco Chemical plant in Channelview, Tex (1990), were national news stories. They resulted in subsequent process improvements designed ... 11. Thayer AM. Process safety is no accident. Chem Engineering News. 1998; 76:15-17. 12. Dale JC, Howanitz PJ. Patient Satisfaction ...
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Method preferences and test accuracy of antimicrobial susceptibility testing: Updates from the College of American Pathologists Microbiology Surveys Program (2000)
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
; * Objective.-To summarize the antimicrobial susceptibility testing results from the College of American Pathologists (CAP) Microbiology Surveys Program for 2000. Specifically, the frequency of tests used and the quantitative and qualitative (susceptibility category) accuracy were assessed.
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American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists Guidelines Should Be Scientifically Validated/In Reply
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
; To the Editor.-Although I agree with the majority of the ''American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists Guideline Recommendations for Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 Testing in Breast Cancer'' by Wolff et al,1 I am concerned with the sample exclusion criteria for
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College of American Pathologists Responds to GAO Report on Laboratory Quality
U.S. Newswire
; WASHINGTON, June 27 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The College of American Pathologists (CAP) today testifies before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources regarding a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on laboratory quality. "We initiated a thorough review
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College of American Pathologists Conference XXXIII on transfusion medicine performance improvement
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
; Summary Like its predecessors, this 33rd College of American Pathologists' conference provided a forum where experts in the field discussed critically important health care issues geared toward improving clinical outcomes, in this case, for patients who receive transfusions. Framed by the
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