BookRaouf E. Nakhleh, editor.
Contents:
1. Introduction / Raouf E. Nakhleh
2. The landscape of error in surgical pathology / Frederick A. Meier
3. General principles of how errors occur and how they may be reduced / Maxwell L. Smith, Stephen S. Raab
Part 1. Pre-analytic factors contributing to errors and error prevention. 4. Error reduction in the pre-analytical process / Richard W. Brown
5. Application of lean principles to pre-analytic and analytic processes / Anil Vasdev Parwani, Seung Lyung Park, Liron Pantanowitz
Part 2. Analytic factors contributing to errors and error prevention
6. Clinical history and clinical correlation / Keith E. Volmar
7. Knowledge, training, and experience / Amelia Huck, Vania Nosé
8. Standardization of diagnostic terminology and criteria: a prelude for error reduction / Raouf E. Nakhleh
9. Ancillary studies: contribution to error and error prevention / Paul E. Swanson
10. Optimization of case reviews in different practice settings / Raouf E. Nakhleh
Part 3. Post-analytic factors leading to errors and error prevention. 11. The complete surgical pathology report / Michael O. Idowu
12. Communicating effectively in surgical pathology / Carolyn Mies
13. Error prevention in transcription and report distribution / Shannon J. McCall
14. Error management: legal and regulatory responsibilities / Timothy Craig Allen.