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Cytology QA Compendium Glossary

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	Glossary Term:	Definition of Glossary Term:	Submitted By:	Created	LastModif	atts
	Failure mode and effects analyses (FMEAs)	Also called: potential failure modes and effects analysis; failure modes, effects and criticality analysis (FMECA).	admin	Thu 07 of June, 2007 19:18 MDT	Thu 07 of June, 2007 19:18 MDT	0
	anatomic pathology diagnostic error	The assignment of a pathologic diagnosis that does not represent the true nature of disease (or nondisease) in a patient.	admin	Sat 30 of June, 2007 21:30 MDT	Sat 30 of June, 2007 21:30 MDT	0
	Cause-effect diagram	A tool for analyzing a process by illustrating the main causes and sub-causes leading to an effect (or symptom). Also called an "Ishikawa diagram" ...	admin	Thu 07 of June, 2007 05:32 MDT	Thu 07 of June, 2007 05:32 MDT	0
	Check sheet	A simple data-recording device, custom-designed by the user to allow for easy data collection and interpretation.	admin	Thu 07 of June, 2007 05:30 MDT	Thu 07 of June, 2007 05:30 MDT	0
	compendium	A compendium is a comprehensive compilation of a body of knowledge. A compendium usually contains principal heads, or general principles, of a larg...	admin	Wed 09 of May, 2007 10:00 MDT	Wed 09 of May, 2007 10:00 MDT	0
	Control Chart	A chart with upper and lower control limits on which values for a series of samples are plotted. The chart frequently includes a central line to he...	admin	Thu 07 of June, 2007 19:12 MDT	Thu 07 of June, 2007 19:12 MDT	0
	cytopathology		aasheth	Sat 13 of June, 2009 00:54 MDT	Sat 13 of June, 2009 00:54 MDT	0
	electronic medical record	An electronic medical record (EMR) is a medical record in digital format. A medical record, health record, or medical chart is a systematic docu...	admin	Wed 09 of May, 2007 09:58 MDT	Wed 09 of May, 2007 09:58 MDT	0
	error	The failure of a planned action to be completed as intended or the use of the wrong plan to achieve an aim.	admin	Sat 30 of June, 2007 21:27 MDT	Sat 30 of June, 2007 21:30 MDT	0
	Flowchart/process map	Graphical tools for process understanding. A flowchart creates a map of the steps in a process, and documents the inputs and outputs for each step.	admin	Thu 07 of June, 2007 05:29 MDT	Thu 07 of June, 2007 05:29 MDT	0

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