Thank you al for your quick and informative responses. It seems to be universally accepted to charge for this service. You guys were a huge help.
William (Bill) O'Donnell, HT (ASCP) QIHC Lead Histologist Good Samaritan Hospital 10 East 31st Street Kearney, NE 68847 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of tbritten Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 2:28 PM To: Pamela Marcum; Richard Cartun Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Histonet] Charging for requested slides just an idea...has any one asked the lawyer what they charge their clients for these slides, etc...tom britten In a message dated 05/06/09 15:28:33 Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: I totally agree with getting the money upfront. Think about it the lawyer is going to charge the client for getting the slides whether you do or not. Your time is valuable and should be compensated by whatever hourly rate you feel you/your laboratory spent for the extra effort and reagents. Don't give away your work and time. Pam Marcum UPENN Vet School New Bolton Center ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Cartun" <[email protected]> To: "Bill O'Donnell" <[email protected]>, [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, May 6, 2009 3:14:02 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [Histonet] Charging for requested slides Yes and, in addition, we collect payment before we do any of the work. Occasionally, after being informed of our charges, they cancel their request(s). Richard Richard W. Cartun, Ph.D. Director, Histology & Immunopathology Director, Biospecimens Assistant Director, Anatomic Pathology Hartford Hospital 80 Seymour Street Hartford, CT 06102 (860) 545-1596 (860) 545-0174 Fax >>> "O'Donnell, Bill" <[email protected]> 5/6/2009 2:54 PM >>> >>> Greetings, >From time to time we get requests from law firms and other outside agencies to supply recuts and/or h&e slides. Sometimes these requests can be time-consuming. Is anyone out there charging for these services? William (Bill) O'Donnell, HT (ASCP) QIHC Lead Histologist Good Samaritan Hospital 10 East 31st Street Kearney, NE 68847 _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
