We have a calendar book in the frozen section room. The pathologist places the patient label on the book on the appropriate date, writes both the start & stop times. I don't count the multiple block ones, but I don't tell them that! ;o) If they stay in the habit, all the better for me! Oh yeah, we have a large clock on the wall, easy to find, see and read!
Michelle On Nov 2, 2010, at 5:46 PM, Robert Richmond <rsrichm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Some comments on this dismal piece of busy work: > > It helps to have a time stamper so the person receiving the specimen > can stamp the time on the requisition. > > A work sheet for each frozen section case makes it easier for the > pathologist to record the time the report is telephoned, the frozen > section diagnosis, and other useful information. > > A clock by the frozen section microscope is both a reminder and a > hint, particularly for those of us who don't wear wrist watches in the > lab. > > Turning a single block case around in 20 minutes isn't very difficult. > The usual cause of delay is a difficult diagnosis where more than one > pathologist looks at the slides. > > There is no TAT requirement for multiple block cases. > > Pathologist compliance is a major issue. Some pathologists entirely > refuse to record TAT. Frozen sections are the highest stress area of > most pathologists' practice, and it's easy to forget procedural > details, particularly this one, which is of no benefit to the patient, > nor to anyone else except the paper-pushers. > > Bob Richmond > Samurai Pathologist > Knoxville TN > > _______________________________________________ > 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