From: The effects of a regional telepathology project: a study protocol
Usage types | Indicators |
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Second opinions | Number of second opinions sought |
 | Average delay between the request for a second opinion and its reception |
Intraoperative frozen section analyses | Number of intraoperative diagnoses performed/number of surgical procedures performed |
 | Number of surgical procedures performed at the local or regional site |
 | Number of cancelled surgical procedures due to pathology related issues |
 | Number of surgical procedures performed in two stages |
 | Number of patients transferred to a regional or a tertiary hospital for surgery |
 | Coverage rate of in situ pathologists |
 | Coverage rate of visiting pathologists |
 | Average time between a medical diagnosis and a first surgical procedure |
 | Average time between a surgical procedure and a preliminary pathology report |
 | Average time between the moment the slide is ready to be read and the final pathology diagnosis is provided |