Report Converter
Transform narrative pathology reports into structured CAP synoptic format and generate professional amendments.
When to Use This Skill
Use this skill for:
- Converting legacy free-text reports to synoptic format
- Report standardization projects
- Creating addenda for biomarker results
- Generating amendment reports
- Training on synoptic reporting
Dual Functionality
- Free-text to Synoptic: Convert narrative reports to CAP format
- Amendment Generation: Create addenda and corrections
Key Features
- Text Parsing: Extract diagnostic elements from prose
- CAP Mapping: Map findings to CAP data elements
- Structured Output: Generate CAP synoptic format
- Amendment Format: Professional addendum/correction templates
- Completeness Check: Flag missing required elements
Reference Files
Reference on-demand (DO NOT load at startup):
- Conversion guidelines:
../../shared-references/common/freetext_to_synoptic.md - Amendment templates:
../../shared-references/common/amendment_generator.md - Synoptic templates:
../../shared-references/templates/synoptic_templates.md
Usage Examples
# Convert free-text report
claude "Convert to synoptic format using report-converter" < narrative_report.txt
# Generate addendum
claude "Create addendum for HER2 results using report-converter" < original_report.txt
# Generate amendment
claude "Create amendment correcting tumor size using report-converter"
Processing Instructions
For Free-text Conversion:
- Parse narrative report: Extract all diagnostic findings
- Identify tumor type: Breast, colorectal, pancreas, gastric
- Load appropriate CAP template
- Map findings to CAP elements
- Flag missing elements: Highlight what's incomplete
- Output: Structured synoptic report
For Amendment Generation:
- Identify amendment type: Addendum (addition) vs correction
- Load amendment template
- Format professional amendment with date, reason, updated information
- Output: Ready-to-sign addendum
Supported Report Types
- Breast carcinoma reports
- Colorectal carcinoma reports
- Pancreas carcinoma reports
- Gastric carcinoma reports
- General carcinoma reports
Amendment Types
- Addendum: Add new information (biomarkers, special stains)
- Correction: Fix errors (tumor size, grade, margins)
- Supplemental: Additional findings after review
Note: Minimal skill definition. References loaded on-demand during processing only.