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updated September 29, 2011
All studies below are available for ordering.
QP061 - Rate of Microscopic Examination of Urine Sediment
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| Objective: |
Measure the percent of urinalysis specimens on which a manual microscopic examination of the urine sediment is performed and document how various practice and procedural characteristics influence this rate. |
| Cost: |
$20.00
For more information about this study, see:
Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2008;132:1868-1873.
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QP062 - Adequacy of Surgical Pathology Cancer Reporting
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| Objective: |
Determine the percent of surgical pathology reports on breast, colon, and prostate specimens containing epithelial cancer that contain the ACS CoC mandated reporting elements. |
| Cost: |
$20.00
For more information about this study, see:
Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2010; 134(8): 969-974. |
QP063 - BNP Utilization
CAP Today: May 2007 |
| Objective: |
Investigate the frequency with which BNP (or NT-proBNP) orders are associated with an appropriate diagnostic code or clinical diagnosis on ED patients.
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| Cost: |
$20.00 |
QP064 - Send-Out Test Order Accuracy
Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2008;132:206–210.
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| Objective: |
Measure how accurately physicians’ orders for send-out laboratory tests are entered into the laboratory computer and sent to the correct reference laboratory.
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| Objective: |
Valenstein PN, Walsh MK, Stankovic AK. Accuracy of send-out test ordering: a College of American Pathologists Q-Probes study of ordering accuracy in 97 clinical laboratories. |
| Cost: |
$20.00 |
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