“Pathology specialists are trying to better define characteristics that determine diagnoses of cancer. Digital technology could help doctors share slides and interpret them more accurately.”
“For many years there have been no formal policies to resolve how to address varying pathologists’ opinions about a patient’s diagnosis. A panel of experts convened by the College of American Pathologists and the Association of Directors of Anatomic and Surgical Pathology issued new guidelines earlier this year, citing studies that show disagreements among pathologists and errors can happen in more than 10% of cases. They ask pathology labs to develop standard procedures to review cases and resolve disagreements, ideally before sending results back to referring doctors.”
