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Diagnostic excellence is the process of engaging in practices that optimize the diagnostic process and protect against diagnostic errors (e.g., inaccurate, delayed, and poorly communicated diagnoses).
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation created the term diagnostic excellence to encourage researchers and quality improvement experts to aspire to imagine a world in which diagnosis was ideal. They defined diagnostic excellence as follows: “An optimal process to attain an accurate and precise explanation about a patient’s condition. An optimal process would be timely, cost-effective, convenient, and understandable to the patient. An accurate and precise diagnosis gains clinical value insofar as it leads to better choices in treatment.
The educational content is designed to discuss the current practices, gaps, and best practices for communication of urgent and significant unexpected diagnoses in anatomic pathology. The goals of the education session are to: improve communication between pathologists and treating physicians to reduce delayed notifications, missed diagnoses, and related diagnostic errors and promote the role of pathologists and laboratory professionals in advancing diagnostic excellence along the diagnosis-to-treatment trajectory.
This guide is designed for pathologists and laboratory professionals and outlines best practices to ensure effective and timely communication of urgent and significant unexpected findings in anatomic pathology.
Sachin Gupta, PhD, MBA, MLS(ASCPi)MBi, LSSBB, CPHQ
Varsha Manucha, MD
Govind Bhagat, MD
Rina Kansal, MD
Daniel Mettman, MD
Xiaoying Liu, MD, MS, FASCP
Amar Subramanian, MD
Gretchen Galliano Gooch, MD
Darly Knoedler, MD
Lee-Ching Zhu, MD
Dalia Ibrahim, MD, MSC, FCAP
Frederic Askin, MD
Ali Brown MD, FASCP
This project is funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and administered by the Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS).