What does it mean to "sign out" a case?

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juddson said:
I read this phrase often on these boards. What does it mean? Do you really sign out slides for review?

Judd
Signing out a case involves going over a case, as a resident, as an attending. In a more broader sense, signing out means issuing a diagnosis report for the case.
 
juddson said:
Do you really sign out slides for review?
It probably comes from the practice of having a pathologist's signature at the bottom of every "official" path report issued, attesting that they have reviewed the slides, read the report and deemed it true to the best of their knowledge.
 
I dont have electronic signature, so for me it literally means I sign the typed report....yes, Im low tech.
 
LADoc00 said:
I dont have electronic signature, so for me it literally means I sign the typed report....yes, Im low tech.

Buy a stamper man!
:meanie: :laugh:
 
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