MEDITECH
Anatomical Pathology
product brief

MEDITECH’s Anatomical Pathology application automates the data handling needs of the Pathology department with features for recording, storing, coding, searching, and reporting pathology cases. MEDITECH’s integrated system gives users the ability to view Radiology reports with a case. In addition, integration with the Laboratory application allows pathologists to view lab results pertinent to the case, and to integrate relevant data into the report. Pathologists and other users can utilize voice recognition, sign out cases using on-line electronic signature, and search the Pathology database to generate user-defined statistical reports.

Highlights:
    • Batch processing
    • Voice-enabled text and templates speed data entry
    • Automatic SNOMED concept coding available
    • Real-time related findings access
    • Electronic signature capabilities
    • Comprehensive searches and statistical routines
    • Flexible reporting options.

Standard Features

Specimen Processing
Staff members can quickly enter specimens, which may include defaults for procedures, tissues, blocks, levels, and data fields needed to capture detailed information on the case.

Specimen processing features include:
• Requisitioning tailored to the needs of the Pathology department
• User-defined data fields for collecting patients’ clinical histories, surgical procedures, comments, and other details on the case
• Duplicate order checking by order and/or department
• Immediate access to related findings
• Ability to view Radiology reports while entering the case
• Slide tracking management.

Result Entry
A variety of resulting routines allow staff members to enter and edit findings for individual cases or batches of cases. Related findings are readily available while entering results on cases. Authorized personnel have the ability to sign out cases utilizing password-protected electronic signature capabilities. Result entry capabilities include:
• Entry of case results via voice recognition or transcription
• User-defined report formats
• Easy-to-use word processing with MEDITECH’s own text editor or Microsoft Word
• Automatic SNOMED Concept Coding or user-defined coding schemes
• Automatic addition of case markers based on terms, procedures, or diagnosis
• Rules-based logic determines fields and procedures based on case type
• Test View Group routines to allow users to associate laboratory tests, microbiology procedures, or blood bank tests with a case
• Worklists, questionnaires, and logs can be created to meet specific needs
• Quality Assurance Review routines and statistics.

Sign-out
Pathologists have the ability to define specific criteria for cases to be pulled into a batch sign-out routine. Multiple cases can then be reviewed and signed out utilizing a batch routine, which attaches a password-protected signature to finalize the document. Individual sign-out is also available in an electronic or manual mode.

Patient Reports
Patient reports are user-defined; laboratories can tailor the format and content of reports to meet organizational criteria and needs. Reports can be printed in a rich text or a Microsoft Word format.

Search and Statistical Routines
The system contains powerful routines for user-defined searches and statistical analysis of the Pathology database. Users can search for tissues, words, prompts, procedures, markers, codes, queries, or SNOMED concepts. Search and statistical results can then be maintained on-line for a user-defined period of time.

System Reports and Statistics
Our Anatomical Pathology application also provides a series of internal reports to help organizations maintain an efficient laboratory operation. Pathology departments have considerable flexibility to create reports and determine their formats. The application also compiles specimen, turnaround time, and transcription and workload statistics to analyze the total effort required to perform a test. Management reports include:
• Patient Master Log
• Outstanding Specimen Report
• Patient Follow-up Letters
• Patient Follow-up Report
• Marker Reports
    – Tumor/Conference & Other
• Slides Read Report
• Specimen Statistics
• Workload Statistics
• Specimen Master Log
• Turnaround Time Statistics
• Exceptions Report
• Quality Assurance Review Report
• Quality Assurance Statistics Report
• Diagnosis Report
• Correlation Report
• Transcription Statistics.

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MEDITECH
Medical Information Technology, Inc.
MEDITECH Circle
Westwood, MA 02090
781-821-3000
www.meditech.com