SYSTEM AND METHOD TO OBJECTIVELY MEASURE QUALITY ASSURANCE IN ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- determining, via a processor, a first image attribute of a digital image of a specimen based upon at least one pixel characteristic of the digital image, the digital image captured by an image capture device;
generating an assessment metric based upon a comparison of the first image attribute with a second image attribute provided by a client device;
receiving a diagnostic confidence metric corresponding to the specimen, the diagnostic confidence metric comprising an indication of whether a second review of the specimen occurred;
receiving a diagnostic accuracy metric corresponding to the specimen, the diagnostic accuracy metric comprising an accuracy indication of a diagnosis of the anatomic pathology specimen;
receiving a turn around time metric corresponding to the specimen, the turn around time metric comprising a time ranging from a case accession time to a case sign out time;
receiving a clerical accuracy metric corresponding to the specimen, the clerical accuracy metric comprising a clerical accuracy parameter pertaining to the specimen; and
causing the processor to generate a score representing a proficiency corresponding to the specimen, the score based upon the assessment metric, the diagnostic confidence metric, the diagnostic accuracy metric, the turn around time metric, and the clerical accuracy metric.
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Abstract
Techniques are described that facilitate generation of a practice proficiency score related to the quality of a pathology department processes (e.g., quality of/accuracy of pathologist diagnoses, etc.). In one or more implementations, a method may comprise generating an assessment metric based upon a comparison of the first image attribute with a second image attribute. The first image attribute comprises an attribute associated with a digital image representing a specimen. The method also includes receiving a diagnostic confidence metric corresponding to the specimen. The method also includes receiving a diagnostic accuracy metric corresponding to the specimen. The method also includes receiving a turn around time metric corresponding to the specimen. The method also includes receiving a clerical accuracy metric corresponding to the specimen. The method also includes causing a processor to generate a score representing a proficiency corresponding to the specimen. The score is based upon the assessment metric, the diagnostic confidence metric, the diagnostic accuracy metric, the turn around time metric, and the clerical accuracy metric.
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1. A method comprising:
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determining, via a processor, a first image attribute of a digital image of a specimen based upon at least one pixel characteristic of the digital image, the digital image captured by an image capture device; generating an assessment metric based upon a comparison of the first image attribute with a second image attribute provided by a client device; receiving a diagnostic confidence metric corresponding to the specimen, the diagnostic confidence metric comprising an indication of whether a second review of the specimen occurred; receiving a diagnostic accuracy metric corresponding to the specimen, the diagnostic accuracy metric comprising an accuracy indication of a diagnosis of the anatomic pathology specimen; receiving a turn around time metric corresponding to the specimen, the turn around time metric comprising a time ranging from a case accession time to a case sign out time; receiving a clerical accuracy metric corresponding to the specimen, the clerical accuracy metric comprising a clerical accuracy parameter pertaining to the specimen; and causing the processor to generate a score representing a proficiency corresponding to the specimen, the score based upon the assessment metric, the diagnostic confidence metric, the diagnostic accuracy metric, the turn around time metric, and the clerical accuracy metric. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computing device comprising:
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a memory operable to store one or more modules; and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and operatively coupled to an image capture device, the processor operable to execute the one or more modules to; determine a first image attribute of a digital image of a specimen based upon at least one pixel characteristic of the digital image, the digital image captured by an image capture device; generate an assessment metric based upon a comparison of the first image attribute with a second image attribute provided by a client device; receive a diagnostic confidence metric corresponding to the specimen, the diagnostic confidence metric comprising an indication of whether a second review of the specimen occurred; receive a diagnostic accuracy metric corresponding to the specimen, the diagnostic accuracy metric comprising an accuracy indication of a diagnosis of the anatomic pathology specimen; receive a turn around time metric corresponding to the specimen, the turn around time metric comprising a time ranging from a case accession time to a case sign out time; receive a clerical accuracy metric corresponding to the specimen, the clerical accuracy metric comprising a clerical accuracy parameter pertaining to the specimen; and generate a score representing a proficiency corresponding to the specimen, the score based upon the assessment metric, the diagnostic confidence metric, the diagnostic accuracy metric, the turn around time metric, and the clerical accuracy metric. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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an image capture device; a client device; a server configured to communicatively connect to the client device and operatively coupled to the image capture device over a network, the server comprising; a memory operable to store one or more modules; and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, the processor operable to execute the one or more modules to; determine a first image attribute of a digital image of a specimen based upon at least one pixel characteristic of the digital image, the digital image captured by an image capture device; generate an assessment metric based upon a comparison of the first image attribute with a second image attribute provided by a client device; receive a diagnostic confidence metric corresponding to the specimen from the client device, the diagnostic confidence metric comprising an indication of whether a second review of the specimen occurred; receive a diagnostic accuracy metric corresponding to the specimen from the client device, the diagnostic accuracy metric comprising an accuracy indication of a diagnosis of the anatomic pathology specimen; receive a turn around time metric corresponding to the specimen from the client device, the turn around time metric comprising a time ranging from a case accession time to a case sign out time; receive a clerical accuracy metric corresponding to the specimen from the client device, the clerical accuracy metric comprising a clerical accuracy parameter pertaining to the specimen; and generate a score representing a proficiency corresponding to the specimen from the client device, the score based upon the assessment metric, the diagnostic confidence metric, the diagnostic accuracy metric, the turn around time metric, and the clerical accuracy metric. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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