Pathologists' Assistants productivity – a new way to look at the numbers
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Alan B. Wolff; Sarah L. James
- Source
- Diagnostic Histopathology. 22:300-306
- Subject
- 0301 basic medicine
Histology
Multimedia
Computer science
Workload
computer.software_genre
Data science
Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Unit (housing)
03 medical and health sciences
Management information systems
030104 developmental biology
0302 clinical medicine
Competency assessment
Interfacing
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Health information
Monitoring methods
Productivity
computer
- Language
- ISSN
- 1756-2317
Pre-existing productivity monitoring methods of assessing number of specimens grossed or number of blocks submitted are no longer granular enough in a milieu of Pathologists' Assistants (PA) grossing different types of specimens of varying complexities and performing other operational tasks. Workload capture in the gross lab should be consistent and accurate not only to submit accurate figures to finance but also in order to provide administrative staff with data that is useful in assessing how many PAs they need to accommodate specimen volumes. Capturing workload using real time, bench level entry of unit values from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), Management Information System (MIS) standards by the unit producing personnel (UPP) will allow for more accurate and consistent capture. Interfacing this method with actual time worked by PAs provides the individual and leadership the ability to assess their productivity.