Diagnostic Excellence

Diagnostic excellence is the process of engaging in practices that optimize the diagnostic process and protect against diagnostic errors (e.g., inaccurate, delayed, and poorly communicated diagnoses).

The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation created the term diagnostic excellence to encourage researchers and quality improvement experts to aspire to imagine a world in which diagnosis was ideal. They defined diagnostic excellence as follows: “An optimal process to attain an accurate and precise explanation about a patient’s condition. An optimal process would be timely, cost-effective, convenient, and understandable to the patient. An accurate and precise diagnosis gains clinical value insofar as it leads to better choices in treatment.

Promoting Diagnostic Excellence by Improving the Communication of Urgent and Significant Unexpected Diagnoses in Anatomic Pathology

This recording from a session at the 2024 ASCP Annual Meeting is designed to discuss the current practices, gaps, and best practices for communication of urgent and significant/unexpected diagnoses in anatomic pathology.

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The webcast and the podcast below are from a July 2024 webinar hosted by ASCP on Diagnostic Excellence in Anatomic Pathology.

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Resource Guide

This guide is designed for pathologists and laboratory professionals and outlines best practices to ensure effective and timely communication of urgent and significant unexpected findings in anatomic pathology.

Project Collaborators

Sachin Gupta, PhD, MBA, MLS(ASCPi)MBi, LSSBB, CPHQ

Varsha Manucha, MD

Govind Bhagat, MD

Rina Kansal, MD

Daniel Mettman, MD

Xiaoying Liu, MD, MS, FASCP

Amar Subramanian, MD

Gretchen Galliano Gooch, MD

Darly Knoedler, MD

Lee-Ching Zhu, MD

Dalia Ibrahim, MD, MSC, FCAP

Frederic Askin, MD

Ali Brown MD, FASCP

This project is funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and administered by the Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS).