Standardized Synoptic Cancer Pathology Reporting: Implementation - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Standardized Synoptic Cancer Pathology Reporting: Implementation Strategies for Population Based Change Management Initiative John Srigley, MD FRCPC Provincial Program Head, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine UICC World Cancer Congress - August 2012

Province-wide transformation to standardize cancer pathology reports achieved for patients treated at 97% of all hospitals Basic Cutting Edge Data Source: CCO ePath; As of May 9, 2012. Ontario hospitals includes 119 acute care facilities – both primary and secondary. Primary sites submit cancer pathology reports directly to the Ontario Cancer Registry OCR via Ontario’s ePath system - small hospitals @ level 3 can fax. Primary sites may also report cancer pathology for secondary hospitals. Private labs and paediatric facilities are not included.

Proportion of cancer resection pathology reports in synoptic format and report completeness rates since initial implementation

Using synoptic pathology report data for surgical practice indicators at regional, hospital and even provider level Percent of synoptic pT2 radical prostatectomy reports with positive margins, for all Ontario health regions (Jan 2010 - Dec 2011) Data Source: CCO ePath; Synoptic radical prostatectomy reports received by year of date of surgery, from Jan 2010 to Dec 2011, as of Mar 2012