Is the histo lab in the urology office CAP certified? Bernice
Bernice Frederick HTL (ASCP) Northwestern University Pathology Core Facility ECOGPCO-RL 710 N Fairbanks Court Olson 8-421 Chicago,IL 60611 312-503-3723 -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of jstaruk Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 9:51 AM To: 'Senn, Amy R'; Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: RE: [Histonet] Outside Lab The first question on everybody's mind is "How much are you charging them"? Jim _______________________ James E. Staruk HT(ASCP) www.masshistology.com www.nehorselabs.com -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Senn, Amy R Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 8:28 AM To: Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Outside Lab Hi histonetters, Hope everyone is having a good week so far... Our hospital receives specimens from a Urology group on a daily basis. Our PA grosses the specimens here; us histotechs work our magic, and the hospital pathologists take the slides directly to the Urology office to read them and sign them out. If there are any special stains needed, we do them here in the hospital. We are being told that the Urology group is now opening its own histology lab because it's more cost effective. Unless it's too early in the morning for us all to function, us histotechs can't figure out where they're saving money. We are being told that the Urology office (or any outside dr's office that has its own histo lab) can bill Medicare (or any insurance co.) differently, thereby making more money for the practice itself. Does anyone have any input on this? One of our pathologists is telling the Urology group NOT to do this because Medicare may change it's regulations again & need an 'established' lab to complete the work, instead of an 'up & coming' laboratory, so he's also against the Urology group setting up it's own lab. Thanks for everyone's 0.02. Have a great day!!! Amy Senn Histotech, Histology Laboratory Camp Hill, PA 17011 Confidentiality Disclaimer: The information contained in this communication may be confidential, is intended for the use of the recipient named above, and may be legally privileged.If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication, or any of its contents, is strictly prohibited. If you received this communication in error, please resend this communication to the sender and delete the original message and any copy of it from your computer system. Thank You _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
