My current QA monitors
Not more than 0.17% slides mislabeledNot more than 1.0% of tissue blocks-reoriented ( embedding errors)Not more than 1.0% of tissue blocks reprocessed ( gross problem)Not more than 1% of specials and IHC stain slides repeated ( technical issues-not DX)Not more than 0.1% of slides, with documented evidence of cross contamination, requires RCA Based mostly on CAP- HQUIP, but some literature. Use LIS and HC1 to track in addition to manual methods for reporting, repeats etc. The medical director (pathologist) supervises , provides oversight for the quality issues and resulting corrective actions. Joelle Weaver MAOM, HTL (ASCP) QIHC > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 19:32:56 +0000 > CC: > Subject: [Histonet] RE: error rate for sectioning > > Hi Patricia, > > Error rates should not be set by employers. You should have an effective QA > management program and committee even in small practices with the Medical > Director as the Chair. The committee sets and establishes error rate > thresholds with monthly monitors in place to seek opportunities of > improvement should error rates exceed below the set threshold. > > Hope this helps! > > Michael > > Michael R. LaFriniere, HT (ASCP) > Executive Director > > > Capital Choice Pathology Laboratory > > 12041 Bournefield Way, Suite A * Silver Spring, MD 20904 > > P: 240.471.3427 * F: 240.471.3401 * Cell 410-940-8844 > > [email protected] > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Zerfas, > Patricia (NIH/OD/ORS) [E] > Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2014 4:25 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Histonet] error rate for sectioning > > > > Hi All, > What is the error rate set by you or your employer for paraffin sectioning? > > These are slides that are found to be unacceptable due to wrinkling, folding > etc either by a pathologist or another reviewer. > > I was found to have 6 slides out of approx 1500 that I have sectioned to date > to be unacceptable. I only perform this duty when I have completed all of my > other work so this is not one of my regular duties. At times I have gone > several months without sectioning and utilize a microtome that is approx. 26 > years old. > > Since this was brought to my attention I have been given more up to date > equipment which I have yet to utilize. > > Thanks in advance for your feedback. > > Patricia Zerfas > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
