Hi- A flat fee per slide was charged which included all *technical* preparation for the final slide. Also prior to the start of a project a cost estimate was compiled and submitted for review/approval. As portions of projects were completed we submit via the grant or project number the work completed and $$'s were deducted from that cost center.
We did do a number of different types of tests/assays and if we were approached for a new type of assay then we would have to put together a cost analysis based on the needs of the project. Incorporated into that cost would be the technical/labor component also including whatever overhead percentage was required by the facility. This worked out well as I had everything done 'up front' and knew what was budgeted. We did have to submit a quarterly report of all work/$$'s to the government and by doing a flat fee it made life much easier. Vikki On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 1:59 PM, Michael Mashore <mmash...@vapop.ucsd.edu>wrote: > Hello all, > > I am trying to get a feel for how other core histology facilities are > charging. My main question is if or when technician's labor time is > charged. > Currently we charge a fee per sample for embedding, whether it is paraffin, > plastic, or oct. Then we charge a fee per slide/grid for cutting, and fee > per slide/grid for staining. Any time the technician is doing the work > there > is also a labor/tech time fee per hour. > > Any information you are willing to share is very much appreciated. > > Thanks, > > Michael > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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