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Jun. 10th, 2010 04:02 pmWe have a new computer system for pathology reporting in my lab.
At the end of proofing the report, I am supposed to push buttons in order to make the computer parse the diagnosis line and return one or more topography codes (where the specimen is from) and morphology codes (what the diagnosis is). So if I enter "Skin, left arm - squamous cell carcinoma", I should get a T code for skin, a T code for the left arm, and an M code for that particular type of carcinoma.
So off I go, pushing the button for a benign tumour on the left side of the tongue.
What do I get? T codes for TONGUE and LEFT SIDE OF VULVA.
This system has a filthy mind. Filthy, I tell you.
At the end of proofing the report, I am supposed to push buttons in order to make the computer parse the diagnosis line and return one or more topography codes (where the specimen is from) and morphology codes (what the diagnosis is). So if I enter "Skin, left arm - squamous cell carcinoma", I should get a T code for skin, a T code for the left arm, and an M code for that particular type of carcinoma.
So off I go, pushing the button for a benign tumour on the left side of the tongue.
What do I get? T codes for TONGUE and LEFT SIDE OF VULVA.
This system has a filthy mind. Filthy, I tell you.
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