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Pathology
Autopsy
October 2002
Clinical Focus*
To what extent does the autopsy reveal important diagnoses that were clinically unsuspected prior to death?
To what extent does the autopsy provide a useful performance measure or audit of clinical diagnosis in general?
What impact do autopsy findings have on clinical performance improvement?
To what extent are vital statistics compromised by low autopsy rates?
*Addressed in the summary or evidence report.
Autopsy as an Outcome and Performance Measure Summary (Publication No. 03-E001, October 2002) Evidence Report (Publication No. 03-E002, October 2002)
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EPC: UCSF-Stanford
Topic Nominator: American College of Pathology