Issues in reporting cytology: From headers and critical values to categorical data and natural language parsers

Andrew A Renshaw; George G Birdsong

doi:10.1016/j.jasc.2013.05.001

Issues in reporting cytology: From headers and critical values to categorical data and natural language parsers

J Am Soc Cytopathol. 2014 Jan-Feb;3(1):37-41. doi: 10.1016/j.jasc.2013.05.001. Epub 2013 Oct 21.

Authors

Andrew A Renshaw¹, George G Birdsong²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology, Baptist Hospital, Miami, Florida. Electronic address: andrewr@baptisthealth.net.
² Department of Pathology, Grady Health System, Atlanta, Georgia.

PMID: 31051728
DOI: 10.1016/j.jasc.2013.05.001

Abstract

The standards for reporting cytology, including critical values in cytology, are rapidly evolving. The issues and standards for the use of headers, reporting critical values, and the switch to categorical data elements are reviewed. The way in which cytology is reported is evolving, and the amount of information that is routinely generated from that report is increasing.

Keywords: Critical values; Quality assessment; Reporting; Structured data.

Publication types

Review