CoPath

CoPath, a crusty 'ol turd Cerner sells to pathology departments worldwide.

I find it hard to believe people buy this software... but they bought it at some of the teaching hospitals. So, I have little choice about using it. Frightening is that there is something worse... Softpath.

It was developed in part at the U of Pitt.

Useage tips

Finding reports

Free text search:

• Reports.
  • Case Diagnostic Reports.
    • Natural Lang II Search No race.
      • Accession Date.
        • Change date.
      • Sign-Out Date.
        • Change date.
      • Text Search.
        • Type in what you want in the Include if Contains" box.
        • Select (ALL) in the In Text Type".

Ordering special stains

• Enter surgical number or autopsy number.
• Click on Stain process and block edit.

Ordering EBER with controls

• Click on button "Run Stain/Process Group Protocol".
  • EBER.

Ordering FISH

Ordering FISH:

• Click on button "Run Stain/Process Group Protocol".
  • Type "fish"
    • Select correct one:
      • "FISH c-MYC - isolated nuclei c-MYC (translocation involving 8q24)".

Ordering molecular diagnostics

Ording molecular diagnostics:

• Click on button "Run Stain/Process Group Protocol".
  • Type "pop"
    • Fill in two spaces on the right:
      1. 2 x 20u to molecular diagnostics
      2. PCR for __________________

Things to fill in

• 3x20 u to molecular diagnostics.
• PCR on B&T cells.

Addendum

• Select Procedure Addendum/Entry/Edit

Note:

• Addendum and Amendment are considered to be complete different - amendments are changes, addendums are additional results.

External links

• Pathology Informatics - University of Pittsburgh.
• MS Word - custom menu bar/toolbar items - iu.edu.