Presented at the 1998 APIII Conference Return to 1998 Abstract Index
ENHANCING PATHOLOGY SERVICES USING A FMP/WEB-BASED INTERFACE
State University of New York Health Science Center
Department of Pathology
Syracuse, New York
Jannie Woo, PhD
Robert Hutchison, MD
Robert Schelper, MD
We developed an integrated Pathology Department Web site
in 1997 to promote research, education, and patient care.
Anatomic Pathology and Clinical Laboratory services are
introduced through the WWW. Laboratory manual test information
is available on the web site. Innovative patient care Web
services have been developed and are planned for implementation.
In Hem-oncology, we created a peer review interpretive service,
using a FileMaker Pro (FMP)/Web based interface. Patient
cases are presented in a confidentiality-preserving format
for review by submitting oncologists and consulting pathologists.
Comments are rapidly returned to the attending pathologists
at our hospital via e-mail, enabling expert discussion.
In Hematopathology, we are expediting bone marrow reporting
using a FMP/Web based interface. Residents and technologists
enter laboratory data, observations and interpretations
into a pre-formatted page with subsequent pathologist review.
In Neuropathology, we invite ordering clinicians to submit
clinical muscle biopsy information online into a FMP layout.
The FMP/Web-based interface is used to create and present
an interpretative report with images, facilitating interactive
review between ordering clinicians and consulting pathologists.
This approach serves to improve patient care by facilitating
communication among clinicians and pathologists, thereby
addressing concerns of accrediting and governmental agencies
regarding clinical history and feedback in pathology reporting.
With increasing depth of content, the WWW can provide an
effective interface for stimulating and expediting communications
between clinicians and pathologists.
