Akemi Allison asks: >>What % QA do most pathologists do internally? I'm trying to update my AP >>Manual. My last CLIA inspection, they told me to put in my AP Manual that it >>is done and get a binder labeled "discrepancies". If there are any...<<
As far as I know, there is no percentage requirement like the burdensome and useless 10% rescreen on Pap smears. In my travels I've seen: One three-pathologist group did 100% review before sign-out. At least two services I've seen did a 10% review, cases chosen at random. This seemed really pointless. One service did a 10% review, with the originating pathologist choosing the cases to be reviewed. This fairly productive. One five-pathologist service meticulously documented informal consultation, both in the report and on a separate piece of paper. They aimed at, and got, a 2.8% review. In a multiple pathologist practice, I think this was the most productive method I ever saw. Bob Richmond Samurai Pathologist Knoxville TN _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet