A System for Storage and Retrieval of Data from Autopsies

Data processing in clinical pathology. Report of a working party of the Association of Clinical pathologists.

“…The manual reproduction of apparently nonmeaningful identification symbols by clinician, nurse, or clerk inevitably carries an appreciable error rate, however, so it is not wise to depend exclusively on a number for record linkage. As the laboratory requires the patient's style and name for the purpose of ordinary communication, it is suggested that the allocated number should always be supplemented 12 …”

“…11 Editing the report. 12 Transmitting the report to the appropriate address. 13 Linking the report to the patient's notes.…”