[Histonet] Evaluation of interobserver variability among pathologists

[McMahon, Loralee A]

This is exactly what we do as well. 


Loralee McMahon, HTL (ASCP)
Immunohistochemistry Supervisor
Strong Memorial Hospital
Department of Surgical Pathology
(585) 275-7210
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From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Maray Weirauch [mweirauch <@t> crittenton.com]
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We subscribe to the PM Immunohistochemistry CAP Surveys.  (Each time we receive a new survey, they are given to a different pathologist so they each have a turn at submitting results to the CAP.  Can't say that they are fighting over them-haha)
When you go on-line to the CAP site to input results, you can print extra blank copies of the result form.  I will print several extra copies and hold them.  When the survey due date is past and the survey can be shared with other people, the slides and extra blank forms are passed around to all the rest of the pathologists for their input.
I collect all the results and put them in a spread sheet that lines up each pathologists' answers side by side along with the CAP expected result for comparison.
This is how we evaluate interobserver variability among our pathologists, nothing more.

We also compare our lab results bi-annually with the benchmarks, but this is not broken down by individual pathologist.

Maray

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From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of D'Attilio, Shelley
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 8:31 AM
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Subject: [Histonet] Evaluation of interobserver variability among pathologists

Hi all,
Could you please share how your laboratory evaluates interobserver variability among the pathologists per CAP checklist item ANP.22970 (Annual Result Comparison)?  I would like to evaluate if my procedure is adequate of if there is more that I should be doing.  Does the checklist item imply that we compare the results by individual pathologist to the published benchmarks?  Or does it mean that we compare the scoring of each pathologist on the same set of cases?  Or something else?

Thanks,

Shelley D'Attilio MT(ASCP)
Manager, Chemistry, Cytology and Histology Dept. of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Stormont-Vail HealthCare Topeka, Kansas

P.S.  Hi Scott! Thanks again for the great inspection yesterday.




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