Clinical and Financial Implications of Second-Opinion Surgical Pathology Review.

Steven M JohnsonTeresa D SamulskiSiobhan M O'ConnorScott V SmithWilliam K FunkhouserRussell R BroaddusBenjamin C Calhoun

Published in: American journal of clinical pathology (2021)

Preventable diagnostic errors are reduced by pathology review for patients referred within a single health care system. Although the resulting changes in care potentially lead to overall cost savings, the financial value of referral pathology review could be improved.

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