Error detection in anatomic pathology

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 129, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1237-1245

  Zarbo, Richard J ^a,c   Meier, Frederick A ^a   Raab, Stephen S ^b  

^a HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; CASE CONFERENCE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSULTATION; DATA BASE; DOCUMENTATION; DOUBLE READING; ERROR DETECTION; ERROR REDUCTION; ERROR TAXONOMY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM; MEDICAL ERROR; OBSERVER VARIATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PUBLICATION; Q PROBES; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REDUNDANCY ANALYSIS; REPORTING ERROR; SAMPLING; SAMPLING ERROR; STANDARDIZATION; TAXONOMY;

DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; PATHOLOGY; PUBMED; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 26044434856     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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