PATHOLOGY, RADIOLOGY AND OTHER MEDICAL OR SURGICAL SPECIALTIES QUALITY ASSURANCE
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of pathological quality assurance comprising:
- (a) generating a label for a specimen including patient demographics and a proposed diagnosis;
(b) electronically sending with network communication hardware the patient demographics and the proposed diagnosis to a quality assurance module;
(c) providing a lab receiving the specimen with access to the quality assurance module;
(d) receiving a pathologist diagnosis and a recommendation code from the lab and importing the pathologist diagnosis and the recommendation code to the quality assurance module, wherein the recommendation code identifies any additional procedures needed and time parameters for completion; and
(e) the quality assurance module identifying time metrics for follow-up activity based on the pathologist diagnosis and the recommendation code.
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Abstract
Current Electronic Health Systems and Government sponsored International Classification of Diseases (IDC-10) do not have the flexibility to describe diagnoses that are not clearly benign or cancerous and cannot relay recommendations from pathologist, radiologist, or other specialist. Software codes enable any specialty to efficiently communicate additional recommendations with time metrics to their referring sources. A Quality Assurance Module interface provides for communication with patients, physicians, referring specialist, etc. Default time metrics may be used with the QAM. Enhancing communication of recommendations and assuring all parties involved with patient care, improves safety and patients outcomes.
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19 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of pathological quality assurance comprising:
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(a) generating a label for a specimen including patient demographics and a proposed diagnosis; (b) electronically sending with network communication hardware the patient demographics and the proposed diagnosis to a quality assurance module; (c) providing a lab receiving the specimen with access to the quality assurance module; (d) receiving a pathologist diagnosis and a recommendation code from the lab and importing the pathologist diagnosis and the recommendation code to the quality assurance module, wherein the recommendation code identifies any additional procedures needed and time parameters for completion; and (e) the quality assurance module identifying time metrics for follow-up activity based on the pathologist diagnosis and the recommendation code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-implemented method of pathological quality assurance for a specimen sent from a care provider office of a patient to a lab, the method comprising:
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(a) receiving a pathologist diagnosis and a recommendation code from the lab and importing the pathologist diagnosis and the recommendation code to a quality assurance module, wherein the recommendation code identifies any additional procedures needed and time parameters for completion; and (b) the quality assurance module identifying time metrics for follow-up activity based on the pathologist diagnosis and the recommendation code. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for providing pathological quality assurance, the system comprising:
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a computer processor generating a label for a specimen including patient demographics and a proposed diagnosis; a quality assurance module defined by software executed by the computer processor that stores time metrics for follow-up activities according to a pathologist diagnosis and a recommendation code; network communication hardware communicating with the computer processor and sending the patient demographics and the proposed diagnosis to the quality assurance module; and a user computer communicating with the computer processor over a global network, the user computer uploading the pathologist diagnosis and the recommendation code to the quality assurance module, wherein the recommendation code identifies any additional procedures needed and time parameters for completion, wherein the quality assurance module identifies time metrics for follow-up activity based on the pathologist diagnosis and the recommendation code. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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