Guides for pathology laboratories.

What to know before choosing a system, moving to digital slides, standardizing the report or billing with RIPS. Written in the language of the lab and current Colombian regulations.

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  Billing and accounts receivable

  Pathology lab billing

  Billing for pathology labs: charges from signed-out cases and stains, DIAN electronic invoicing, RIPS with CUV, payer objections and receivables by payer.

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  Structured reporting

  Synoptic pathology report

  What a synoptic pathology report is, how ICCR protocols and ICD-O-3.2 coding are used, and why a complete report reaches the CAC ready to submit.

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  Digital slides

  Digital pathology

  Digital pathology in practice: how big a slide is, which scanner formats convert to DICOM WSI, and how to go from microscope to digital without migrating data.

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  For pathology laboratories

  Pathology software

  What pathology software, or a lab LIS, should do from specimen container to invoice, with a neutral checklist to evaluate any option in Colombia.

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  Chain of custody

  Pathology specimen tracking

  Pathology specimen tracking: DataMatrix labels for specimen containers, cassettes and slides, scan-based custody at every station and a 15-year archive.

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