Our client labs have always used the barcode and the case id as the identifiers and we've never heard of a problem. This allows us to print special instructions on the cassette, which everyone finds helpful later in the workflow.
PS: it also allows us to print the case id in a bigger font as well and that in itself may be the biggest 'bang for the buck'. Michael Mihalik PathView Systems | cell: 214.733.7688 | 800.798.3540 | fax: 952.241.7369 -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Ron Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 12:39 PM To: pamar...@uams.edu; tmcne...@lmhealth.org; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] RE: Two identifiers... We do the same as Pam with the patient name and case number Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone "Marcum, Pamela A" <pamar...@uams.edu> wrote: >We use the specimen or accessioning number and the patient name as the two >identifiers and that seems to meet the criteria. We use the Thermo cassette >writer and it transfers the information to the slides. > >Pam Marcum >UAMS > >-----Original Message----- >From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu >[mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Tom >McNemar >Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 10:03 AM >To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu >Subject: [Histonet] Two identifiers... > >Hello all, > >For those of you using cassette and slide labelers.... >Does your system permit you to print the accession number, patient name, and >DOB on the face of the cassette? Are you using the specimen number and name >as your two identifiers? > >Tom McNemar, HT(ASCP) >Histology Co-ordinator >Licking Memorial Health Systems >(740) 348-4163 >(740) 348-4166 >tmcne...@lmhealth.org<mailto:tmcne...@lmhealth.org> >www.LMHealth.org<file:///C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\TMCNEMAR\Applica >tion%20Data\Microsoft\Signatures\www.LMHealth.org> > >________________________________ >This e-mail, including attachments, is intended for the sole use of the >individual and/or entity to whom it is addressed, and contains information >from Licking Memorial Health Systems which is confidential or privileged. If >you are not the intended recipient, nor authorized to receive for the intended >recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the >contents of this e-mail and attachments is prohibited. If you have received >this in error, please advise the sender by reply e-mail and delete the message >immediately. You may also contact the LMH Process Improvement Center at >740-348-4641. E-mail transmissions cannot be guaranteed to be secure or >error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, >arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not >accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message, >which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. Thank you. >_______________________________________________ >Histonet mailing list >Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu >http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet >Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, >is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain >confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, >disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended >recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all >copies of the original message. > > >_______________________________________________ >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
