SPIA Standards for Pathology Informatics in Australia, previously known as Australian Pathology Units and Terminology Standardisation (Standards and Guidelines) SPRC UCUM wg PITUS 15-16 Working group Executive summary The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA), with the support of the Department of Health, have been leading a program to standardise pathology information, terminology and units for safety and quality. The Pathology Information, Terminology and Units Standardisation (PITUS 15-16) project involved the collective efforts of key stakeholders (Department of Health, the Agency, RACGP, PAC, AACB, HL7 Australia and RCPA Advisory Committees) to develop standards for pathology requesting and reporting, and to facilitate adoption of these by pathology providers and associated stakeholders (clinicians, registries, MyHR). This Project aligns with the Department of strategy, including Health’s published national E-Health the MyHR, and Quality Use of Pathology Program (QUPP) and focused on activities that support quality consumer services, quality pathology requesting and quality pathology practice. The Project has contributed to a sustainable healthcare system that will improve the health outcomes for all patients through the development of pathology standards required for safe sharing and use of information between pathology providers and associated stakeholders. To this extent, the Project delivered: Best practice guidance for safe communication of pathology requests (computer generated requests communicated via paper and electronic messaging) and pathology reports (printed and electronic); An updated list of commonly requested pathology tests with 481 new pathology tests assigned a SNOMED CT-AU code to support electronic pathology requesting between pathology referrers (clinicians, physicians, etc.) and providers; Comprehensive and current pathology information models and terminology reference sets, required for atomic pathology reporting and support for the implementation of the MyHR through: Over 900 updates and amendments to the RCPA published pathology reporting information models and terminology reference sets developed under PITUS-14; New information models and terminology reference sets for colorectal cancer and prostate cancer (radical prostatectomy) structured pathology reporting of cancer protocols; New harmonised adult reference intervals for six (6) chemical pathology analytes (Bilirubin, Creatine kinase, Alanine aminotransferase, Aspartate aminotransferase, Gamma
SPIA Standards for Pathology Informatics in Australia, previously known as Australian Pathology Units and Terminology Standardisation (Standards and Guidelines) SPRC UCUM wg PITUS 15-16 Working group Executive summary The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA), with the support of the Department of Health, have been leading a program to standardise pathology information, terminology and units for safety and quality. The Pathology Information, Terminology and Units Standardisation (PITUS 15-16) project involved the collective efforts of key stakeholders (Department of Health, the Agency, RACGP, PAC, AACB, HL7 Australia and RCPA Advisory Committees) to develop standards for pathology requesting and reporting, and to facilitate adoption of these by pathology providers and associated stakeholders (clinicians, registries, MyHR). This Project aligns with the Department of Health’s published national E-Health strategy, including the MyHR, and Quality Use of Pathology Program (QUPP) and focused on activities that support quality consumer services, quality pathology requesting and quality pathology practice. The Project has contributed to a sustainable healthcare system that will improve the health outcomes for all patients through the development of pathology standards required for safe sharing and use of information between pathology providers and associated stakeholders. To this extent, the Project delivered: Best practice guidance for safe communication of pathology requests (computer generated requests communicated via paper and electronic messaging) and pathology reports (printed and electronic); An updated list of commonly requested pathology tests with 481 new pathology tests assigned a SNOMED CT-AU code to support electronic pathology requesting between pathology referrers (clinicians, physicians, etc.) and providers; Comprehensive and current pathology information models and terminology reference sets, required for atomic pathology reporting and support for the implementation of the MyHR through: Over 900 updates and amendments to the RCPA published pathology reporting information models and terminology reference sets developed under PITUS-14; New information models and terminology reference sets for colorectal cancer and prostate cancer (radical prostatectomy) structured pathology reporting of cancer protocols; New harmonised adult reference intervals for six (6) chemical pathology analytes (Bilirubin, Creatine kinase, Alanine aminotransferase, Aspartate aminotransferase, Gamma
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