TABLE 1.

Data Fields Abstracted from CoPath for Further Analysis

Field	Description
Case number	Surgical pathology number unique to each case
MRN	MRN unique to each patient in the electronic medical records database
Collection date	Date of the procedure
Accession date	Date the specimen is received and accessioned in the laboratory
Sex	Patient’s sex
DOB	Date of birth
Location	The location where the procedure was performed
Ordering physician	The provider who ordered the test
Part designator	The letter associated with the specimen when ≥ 1 part/specimen are received per case
Part name	The part type name selected as a drop down entry from the system’s dictionary; cannot be altered by staff
Part description	The part type description entered by the staff to reflect what has been provided on the surgical requisition
Specimen class	Local laboratory discriminator for specimens depending on their source, urgency, and sign out location

MRN indicates medical record number.