I find it interesting that this issue comes up every so often on Histonet. There are so many factors that affect the time it takes to get a quality section that it seems silly to set an arbitrary number that techs are expected to reach. In my opinion, this is trying to find a way to measure productivity on a process that has too many variables to be accurately measured.
I can understand the desire to find a way to measure this productivity, but my number one rule is still quality over quantity. Michael J. Dessoye, M.S. | Histology Supervisor | Wilkes-Barre General Hospital | An Affiliate of Commonwealth Health | mjdess...@commonwealthhealth.net | 575 N. River Street | Wilkes Barre, PA 18764 | Tel: 570-552-1432 | Fax: 570-552-1526 -----Original Message----- From: Dorothy Ragland-Glass [mailto:techman...@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 8:38 AM To: Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Number of blocks It was annouced by a histo lab manager that techs are expected to cut 40-50 blocks per hour. That seems to me to be rather high. I don't see quality slides being turned out. It is quantity and profit above patient care. I am old school, and I remember something about quality and patient first. Besides what kind of impact on morality of the techs, back problems and carpal tunnel syndrom is laying ahead for the cutter after cranking the microtome repeatedly that many blocks without a break. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the originator of the message. This footer also confirms that this email message has been scanned for the presence of computer viruses. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifies and with authority, states them to be the views of Commonwealth Health. Scanning of this message and addition of this footer is performed by Websense Email Security software in conjunction with virus detection software. _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet