Tom, I'd normally take this approach but if push came to shove I don't believe it would hold up in court. That may depend on the language in your surgical consent signed by the patient but that aside, the cost of responding to a patient's legal action would be much greater than the small effort it takes to render the specimen safer to turn over.
Vinnie Della Speranza Manager for Anatomic Pathology Services Medical University of South Carolina 165 Ashley Avenue Suite 309 Charleston, South Carolina 29425 Tel: (843) 792-6353 Fax: (843) 792-8974 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Podawiltz, Thomas Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 9:51 AM To: Judy Collins; Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] RE: Re: As Thanksgiving Approaches Once specimens arrive at our lab, they are ours. We do not give anything back to the patient. No legal liability that way. Tom Podawiltz, HT (ASCP) Histology Section Head/Laboratory Safety Officer LRGHealthcare 603-524-3211 ext: 3220 ________________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Judy Collins [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 9:37 AM To: Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Re: As Thanksgiving Approaches One thing to keep in mind about Vinegar, however, is that fungus will still grow in it after a while. Kind of gross! Judy Collins _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet THIS MESSAGE IS CONFIDENTIAL. This e-mail message and any attachments are proprietary and confidential information intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not print,distribute, or copy this message or any attachments. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete this message and any attachments from your computer. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of LRGHealthcare. _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
