{"title":"An instrument cost model.","authors":"J J Mozdzen","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Analyzing the costs of operating different instruments in the laboratory can be difficult and time-consuming. By dividing the instrument's operation into a set of simpler modes, this mathematical model makes the job easier.</p>","PeriodicalId":80113,"journal":{"name":"Pathologist","volume":"40 12","pages":"14-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21148090","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Quality for Surgical Pathology 101.","authors":"J D Barger","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The quality of surgical pathology cannot be evaluated like other work performed in the laboratory. Here is one quality improvement program that provides a beginning and is based on an analysis of the consultation process.</p>","PeriodicalId":80113,"journal":{"name":"Pathologist","volume":"40 12","pages":"10-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21148089","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How computers are used in pathology education.","authors":"D A Lacher, P J Goldblatt, P B Conran","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>How are computers being used to teach pathology? Of 129 major medical teaching institutions surveyed, 63 institutions responded and 37 were using computers in pathology education. Applications include examination, instruction and consultation, case simulation, and course evaluation.</p>","PeriodicalId":80113,"journal":{"name":"Pathologist","volume":"40 12","pages":"19-21"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21171321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using spreadsheets in the clinical laboratory.","authors":"W R Dito, R Farnham, P P Sher","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Once the user becomes acquainted with the power of electronic spreadsheet software, it is easy to visualize how it could be of use in the laboratory. Here is an overview of this new tool's current and potential uses and in-depth explanation of one possible application in the laboratory.</p>","PeriodicalId":80113,"journal":{"name":"Pathologist","volume":"40 11","pages":"17-26"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21148087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Speaking the language of financial management: a guide to analyzing costs.","authors":"R O Valdiserri","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To communicate effectively with administrators, pathologists need to become familiar with the financial language they speak and the way they make decisions. Here is a guide to narrowing the communication gap.</p>","PeriodicalId":80113,"journal":{"name":"Pathologist","volume":"40 11","pages":"31-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21186822","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Why pathology CPT codes were revised: a look at the new edition.","authors":"P A Raslavicus","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The code descriptors in the 1984 edition of Current Procedural Terminology failed to differentiate the cognitive skills required for different pathology services. The codes have since been reevaluated and revised to represent current practice patterns.</p>","PeriodicalId":80113,"journal":{"name":"Pathologist","volume":"40 11","pages":"27-30"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21148088","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Joint venturing from the pathologist's perspective: an in-hospital model.","authors":"D Seckinger","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The prospect of forming a joint venture need not be frightening. Three years into the operation of one such venture, a pathologist explains why and how the formation of a marketing organization enhanced this laboratory's ability to provide broad-based community laboratory services while working within the hospital environment.</p>","PeriodicalId":80113,"journal":{"name":"Pathologist","volume":"40 10","pages":"31-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21150684","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Forensic pathology training programs: the disorganized application process.","authors":"G T Gowitt","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A senior pathology resident recounts the circumstances of his search for a post-residency forensic pathology training program. If some of his episodes sound familiar, your ailing application and interview process may need improvement.</p>","PeriodicalId":80113,"journal":{"name":"Pathologist","volume":"40 10","pages":"27-30"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21150681","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A compensation incentive plan for pathologists in academic practice.","authors":"K C Cummings","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To enhance physician productivity, this Department of Pathology designed an incentive plan that addresses the diversity of the academic pathologist's responsibilities. The author tells us why the plan was necessary and how it works.</p>","PeriodicalId":80113,"journal":{"name":"Pathologist","volume":"40 10","pages":"21-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21150679","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}