[Histonet] CAP Cancer protocols and synoptic reporting

[Joe W. Walker, Jr.]

Hi Amy,

We don't have a "policy" per se but we have a process in place to help meet these questions.  We utilize Cerner and have created a custom report that looks for cases that require a synoptic report to be used.  The report displays cancer cases where a synoptic report was not used. We have to then manually look at these cases and determine the reason why (non-melanoma case, biopsy specimen, etc.)  This list is provided to our cancer center and they perform a random 10% audit of these cases to ensure that all of the required elements were completed as required.  In order to ensure we are using the current synoptic report, we have an IT analyst who receives the synoptic report updates and updates our templates within the system.  As you can see, it is a complex process and not the easiest of tasks.

Joe W. Walker, Jr. MS, SCT(ASCP)
Anatomical Pathology Manager
joewalker at rrmc.org, www.rrmc.org

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Hi Histotechs and Happy Friday,

Would someone please share a Policy on the CAP Cancer Protocols and Synoptic Reporting?  How are you handling this process?

CAP Checklist questions - ANP.12350 Cancer Protocols and ANP.12385 Synoptic Reporting

Thank you for any help with this,
Amy


Amy Self
Histology Lab Senior Tech
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Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital
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Georgetown, SC 29440
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ASelf at tidelandshealth.org
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