The pathologist makes the determination as to if the controls are acceptable . We are looking into having a lab aide do the tasks you stated. Brian
Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 23, 2016, at 5:21 PM, Jennifer Valentine-Williams via Histonet > <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote: > > I would like to branch off from this topic... Should a lab aid be allowed to > load/unload slides/reagents from an automated IHC machine? > Should they be permitted to print the labels that tell the machine which > tests to run? > > I say no, but others say otherwise, so I'm interested in what everyone else > here thinks. > > All lab tests have pre and post analytical components and I believe they all > contribute to the High-complexity status of the "test". It surely cannot be > that the interpretation is the only portion that is considered the > "High-complexity test". I am open to hearing why this may be the case though. > > Jennifer Valentine-Williams, HT (ASCP) > > This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the > individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not > disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender > immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete > this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be > secured 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. If > verification is required please request a hard-copy version. NeoGenomics > Laboratories, Suite 5, 12701 Commonwealth Dr, Fort Myers, FL 33913, > http://www.neogenomics.com (2016) > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet Important Notice: This e-mail is intended for the use of the person to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please destroy this message and contact the Security Officer at PathGroup immediately at 615-562-9255. Thank you _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
