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

1. Free-text to Synoptic: Convert narrative reports to CAP format
2. Amendment Generation: Create addenda and corrections

Key Features

1. Text Parsing: Extract diagnostic elements from prose
2. CAP Mapping: Map findings to CAP data elements
3. Structured Output: Generate CAP synoptic format
4. Amendment Format: Professional addendum/correction templates
5. 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:

1. Parse narrative report: Extract all diagnostic findings
2. Identify tumor type: Breast, colorectal, pancreas, gastric
3. Load appropriate CAP template
4. Map findings to CAP elements
5. Flag missing elements: Highlight what's incomplete
6. Output: Structured synoptic report

For Amendment Generation:

1. Identify amendment type: Addendum (addition) vs correction
2. Load amendment template
3. Format professional amendment with date, reason, updated information
4. 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.