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1 online resource (202 pages) |
| Contents |
Intro; Preface; Acknowledgment; Contents; Contributors; Part I: Introduction; 1: A Short History of Human Dissection and the Autopsy; Introduction; The Development of Anatomy; Early Greek and Roman Contributions; Dark Ages and Early Middle Ages; Renaissance Contributions; Andreas Vesalius Corrects Galen; The Coming of Age of The Autopsy; Morgagni Shows that Disease Is Founded in Morphologic Alterations; The Nineteenth Century; Karl Rokitansky: Expanding on Morgagni; Rudolf Virchow and Cell Theory; The Twentieth Century; Observations on The Future of The Autopsy; References |
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Part II: Demonstrating Value in Autopsy Practice2: Utilizing the Autopsy for Quality Improvement; Introduction; Quality Management; Quality Management History; Modern Quality Management; Quality Management Vignettes; Vignette #1: The Ford Pinto; Vignette #2: Commercial Cytology Laboratories; Vignette #3: Ignaz Semmelweis and Ernest Codman [10]; Vignette #4: The Tissue Committee; Autopsy Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement; CAP Accreditation; Autopsy Quality Specifications; Autopsy Consent Procedures; Autopsy Performance; Autopsy Documentation; Institutional Quality Management |
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The Autopsy, Clinical Diagnosis, and Patient OutcomesThe Autopsy and Clinical Medicine; The Role of Autopsy in Improving Clinical Outcomes; Record Review vs. Autopsy Data; Cost-Effectiveness of the Autopsy as a QI Measure; Quantity and Quality of Autopsies; The Future of Autopsy in QI and of QI in Autopsy; References; 3: The Future of Autopsy Reporting: Data Repository and Research Support; A Brief History of Autopsy Reporting; Essential Elements of Autopsy Reporting; The Narrative Versus Synoptic Report Debate; Trend Toward Uniformity Within Institutions |
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Electronic Health Records and the Drive to DataCapturing Clinical History; External and Internal Autopsy Findings; The Future of Autopsy Reporting: Why Change?; Declining Autopsy Rates; Advancing Information Technology; Impact on Education/Quality Metrics; Development of New Templates for Autopsy Reporting; Logistical Considerations; Potential Benefits to Pathology Departments; Potential Benefits to Hospitals, Providers, and Families; Potential Benefits to Society; Templated Reporting and Cross-Institutional Research; Accurate and Up-to-Date Normal Organ Weight Data |
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Public Health/Patient SafetyTranslational and Other Research; Biorepository Partnering; Thoughts on Next-Generation Autopsy Reporting; References; 4: Evolving Autopsy Practice Models; Regional Autopsy Centers; Examples of RACs; The Northwell Experience; Benefits and Challenges of RACs; Assigning Professional Value to Autopsy Performance; CPTs and RVUs; An Example of Assigning Value; The Autopsy in Medical Malpractice Litigation; Overview of Medical Malpractice; Role of Autopsy in Medical Malpractice: The USA Experience; Role of Autopsy in Medical Malpractice: The International Experience |
| Summary |
The field of autopsy pathology is enjoying an unexpected renaissance as new and improved uses for postmortem examination are found in quality improvement, education, and research. Increased interest in the autopsy is evident in the popular press as well as in national and international physician meetings. This text provides an overview of topics the authors consider crucial to competent and effective autopsy practice in the 21st century. Each chapter combines relevant theoretical background with current and practical experience-based guidance so that pathologists and clinicians can better utilize the autopsy to provide optimal value to families, patients, researchers, hospitals, and health systems. Importantly, pathologist contributors highlight insights and observations on the future of the field in each chapter. The emerging area of rapid research autopsy is also presented from the perspective of both the science and the performance of this new area of autopsy development. Autopsy in the 21st Century provides guidance for readers to embrace transformations that are already taking place in the field of autopsy pathology |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| In |
Springer eBooks |
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Autopsy.
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Autopsy
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
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Autopsy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hooper, Jody E., editor
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Williamson, Alex K., editor
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| ISBN |
9783319983738 |
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3319983733 |
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