I must disagree with this assessment of what makes a test complex. If the test is done properly [the responsibility of the technologist] then the reading to the test is a visual determination that requires experience on the part of the pathologist, but if the test is not done properly, will the pathologist be able to tell the technologist what to do to fix the problem?
Where's the Tylenol? -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Horn, Hazel V Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 9:58 AM To: 'Rene J Buesa'; [email protected]; Sheila Fonner Subject: RE: [Histonet] High Complexity Testing While the test is high complexity it is the READING of the test by the pathologist that determines its complexity. Because histotechs do not report the results our part of this test is not high complexity. Hazel Horn Hazel Horn, HT/HTL (ASCP) Supervisor of Autopsy/Histology/Transcription Arkansas Children's Hospital 1 Children's Way Slot 820 Little Rock, AR 72202 phone 501.364.4240 fax 501.364.3155 visit us on the web at: www.archildrens.org -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rene J Buesa Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 10:32 AM To: [email protected]; Sheila Fonner Subject: Re: [Histonet] High Complexity Testing When a "machine" is doing the test, there are stringent provisions as to the preparation and validations of the test. Done manually, it requires a trained technologists and, yes, they are high complexity tests (both IHC and FISH, and their variations). René J. --- On Tue, 2/8/11, Sheila Fonner <[email protected]> wrote: From: Sheila Fonner <[email protected]> Subject: [Histonet] High Complexity Testing To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2011, 7:45 AM Hello All, I would really appreciate it if anyone has information on whether IHC/ISH are considered high complexity testing for histotechs. Our pathologist believes that ALL histology low complexity testing since a "machine" is doing the work. Can anyone help me out with some guidelines, literature, etc. that says otherwise? I would really appreciate it. We just want to know which one it is. Thanks so much Histoland! _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you. _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
