Thanks everyone for the responses! And just to make sure...I was joking with the Amazon reference, lol! But I do aim high!
Sent from my iPhone > On May 16, 2017, at 2:37 PM, Dragoo, Michelle <michelle.dra...@nm.org> wrote: > > We are the same as Tim. Typically we try to get things out within 24 hours, > that said, it depends on how old the case is, does it need recuts etc. etc. I > think your current time of 48 hours sounds quite reasonable. > > Michelle R. Dragoo, MBA, HT (ASCP) > Supervisor, Histology > Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital > 25 North Winfield Road, Winfield IL 60190 > O: 630.933.6748 > michelle.dra...@nm.org > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Morken, Timothy [mailto:timothy.mor...@ucsf.edu] > Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 10:53 AM > To: Cristi Rigazio > Cc: Histonet > Subject: Re: [Histonet] Send-Outs > > Really? You want to compare your lab to Amazon? If you have stock on-hand, > located in one place, have robots to retrieve it, people who do nothing but > pack boxes and trucks standing by to take any order at any time of day, then > you are in the league of Amazon and can receive an order and send it out > within an hour. > > However most of us first need to find the material to send out - slides? > where are they? Pathologist, resident? waiting to be filed? Removed from file > by someone else? Can't find anything in THAT office...Same with blocks - not > in file, is there a card telling who took it? Maybe for recuts, maybe for > research, then back into the batch to be filed. Look 5 different places. > Frozen tissue is usually easier but, whoops...already sent some out for > another requested test... > > Anyway, that is what my experience is! > > We don't have any set time requirement. It could be an hour or a few days > depending on if can easily find the material they want to send. Usually it is > within a day. > > > Tim Morken > Pathology Site Manager, Parnassus > Supervisor, Electron Microscopy/Neuromuscular Special Studies Department of > Pathology UC San Francisco Medical Center > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cristi Rigazio via Histonet [mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] > Sent: Monday, May 15, 2017 10:55 AM > To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Subject: [Histonet] Send-Outs > > Hi Histoland! > > We have been reviewing our send out procedures and I have been tasked with > researching what TAT's other institutions define. Currently, we allow 48 > hours for the preparation of "orders" to the time sent out. Is this > reasonable? Do other facilities allow more or less time? > > I feel like Amazon can get something to my door step in a matter of hours, so > I must be missing something obvious in our steps that could be simplified, > but I can't put my finger on it. Any feedback on what others are doing is > greatly appreciated. > > Sincerely, > Cristi > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > > This message and any included attachments are intended only for the > addressee. The information contained in this message is confidential and may > constitute proprietary or non-public information under international, > federal, or state laws. Unauthorized forwarding, printing, copying, > distribution, or use of such information is strictly prohibited and may be > unlawful. If you are not the addressee, please promptly delete this message > and notify the sender of the delivery error by e-mail. > _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
