AKA - managed care. Emphasis on managed. On Jun 9, 2014 10:11 AM, "Mike Pence" <mpe...@grhs.net> wrote:
> You gotta love Obamacare! Where "Legal meets Medical". > > -----Original Message----- > From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto: > histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Boyd, Debbie M > Sent: Monday, June 09, 2014 9:05 AM > To: kathy.mach...@lpnt.net; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Subject: [Histonet] RE: G.I. biopsies and special stains > > We have just discontinued this practice after Jane Pine Wood (renowned > Healthcare Attorney and Medical Director for Palmetto Medicare Part B > coving NC, SC, VA, and WV) stated "ordering special stains prior to review > of the H&E stain is not reasonable and necessary". According to the > pathologist billing company ,there is in an article they have privy to with > wording which threatens "additional action" taken for providers whose > ordering of special stains exceeds the 20th percentile of Gastric Pathology > cases. For this reason we are now retro ordering special stains on gastric > biopsies. We are also looking at IHC necessity. > > Debbie M. Boyd HT (ASCP) l Chief Histologist l Southside Regional Medical > Center l 200 Medical Park Blvd. l Petersburg, Va. 23805 l PH > 804-765-5050 l FAX 804-765-8852 > > ________________________________________ > From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [ > histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] on behalf of > kathy.mach...@lpnt.net [kathy.mach...@lpnt.net] > Sent: Monday, June 09, 2014 9:14 AM > To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Subject: [Histonet] G.I. biopsies and special stains > > I was wondering if other labs are "automatically" ordering special stains > and/or IHC on stomach biopsies and esophageal biopsies? Or do you wait > until H&E is screened? Thanks! > > Danville Regional Medical Center > Danville, VA > kathy.mach...@lpnt.net<mailto:kathy.mach...@lpnt.net> > 434-799-3868 > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Disclaimer: This electronic message may contain information that is > Proprietary, Confidential, or legally privileged or protected. It is > intended only for the use of the individual(s) and entity named in the > message. If you are not an intended recipient of this message, please > notify the sender immediately and delete the material from your computer. > Do not deliver, distribute or copy this message and do not disclose its > contents or take any action in reliance on the information it contains. > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet