-----Original Message----- From: Michael LaFriniere Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 10:31 AM To: 'Wheelock, Timothy R.' Subject: RE: [Histonet] Using randomly generated anonymizing numbers for internal tracting of specimens Since we also perform types of Research in our laboratory for several companies, Is there a particular reason why NIH is asking for this? Unless there is a sound reasoning for such a request, I agree, this may just be inviting problems 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 michael.lafrini...@ccplab.com -----Original Message----- From: Wheelock, Timothy R. via Histonet [mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 10:07 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Using randomly generated anonymizing numbers for internal tracting of specimens Hi Everyone: It appears that for security and privacy reasons, the NIH wants us to change from an internal specimen tracking system that employees sequential numbers(8634, 8635, 8636 etc.) to a system that uses randomly generated anonymizing number (20487, 71936, 88011 etc.) It seems to me that this invites mistakes and mixing up of cases. (Humans seem to deal better with sequential numbers). This would include everything, from the buckets with formaldehyde in which half brains are fixed, to wax blocks, to slides, to block and slide files, to the images that I take on each case. Does anyone have experience using computer generated random anonymizing tracking numbers in their pathology or tissue banking departments? What system of checks do you employee to avoid mistakes and make the work go smoothly? Perhaps this system will work fine, once we are used to it. Thank you very much for any feedback. Tim Wheelock Harvard Brain Bank McLean Hospital Belmont, MA The information in this e-mail is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed. If you believe this e-mail was sent to you in error and the e-mail contains patient information, please contact the Partners Compliance HelpLine at http://www.partners.org/complianceline . If the e-mail was sent to you in error but does not contain patient information, please contact the sender and properly dispose of the e-mail. _______________________________________________ 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
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