[Histonet] What is this item called?
Hello everyone, I am trying to identify a piece of glassware so that I can order a few more of it. It is a thick piece of glass with a large, wide depression in the middle. The item I am looking for is thicker and wider than a depression slide, and I use it as a dissecting dish. I have included a picture of the piece I am trying to identify, along with a depression slide for comparison. This is probably an item that is not widely used anymore, as it seems to predate all of the faculty here. However, it is perfect for the dissections I do with two pair of forceps under a dissecting microscope. It gives me much better working angles than the spot plates I resort to when I cannot find this item. If anyone can identify the item or, even better, tell me where I can order more, please let me know. Thank you very much. --Adam Adam Haberman Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology Oberlin College adam.haber...@oberlin.edu (440)775-6502 ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] What is this item called?
A watch glass? On Jul 3, 2012, at 5:45 AM, Adam Haberman adam.haber...@oberlin.edu wrote: Hello everyone, I am trying to identify a piece of glassware so that I can order a few more of it. It is a thick piece of glass with a large, wide depression in the middle. The item I am looking for is thicker and wider than a depression slide, and I use it as a dissecting dish. I have included a picture of the piece I am trying to identify, along with a depression slide for comparison. This is probably an item that is not widely used anymore, as it seems to predate all of the faculty here. However, it is perfect for the dissections I do with two pair of forceps under a dissecting microscope. It gives me much better working angles than the spot plates I resort to when I cannot find this item. If anyone can identify the item or, even better, tell me where I can order more, please let me know. Thank you very much. --Adam Adam Haberman Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology Oberlin College adam.haber...@oberlin.edu (440)775-6502 ___ 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
RE: [Histonet] What is this item called?
Is this a 3 by 1.25 inch glass slide approximately 3 mm thick with a 1 inch depression in the middle? Barry To: Adam Haberman Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] What is this item called? A watch glass? On Jul 3, 2012, at 5:45 AM, Adam Haberman adam.haber...@oberlin.edu wrote: Hello everyone, I am trying to identify a piece of glassware so that I can order a few more of it. It is a thick piece of glass with a large, wide depression in the middle. The item I am looking for is thicker and wider than a depression slide, and I use it as a dissecting dish. I have included a picture of the piece I am trying to identify, along with a depression slide for comparison. This is probably an item that is not widely used anymore, as it seems to predate all of the faculty here. However, it is perfect for the dissections I do with two pair of forceps under a dissecting microscope. It gives me much better working angles than the spot plates I resort to when I cannot find this item. If anyone can identify the item or, even better, tell me where I can order more, please let me know. Thank you very much. --Adam Adam Haberman Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology Oberlin College adam.haber...@oberlin.edu (440)775-6502 ___ 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
RE: [Histonet] Mohs
Depends ;-) All kidding aside, there are factors that weigh in, such as geography, availability, training, experience, speed, etc. 10 years ago, when I worked as a Mohs' tech in the Denver, Colorado area, I received $25.00 per hour, plus benefits. I usually only worked 3 days per week, but on some rare occasions, worked till 9 p.m. trying to get to clear margins. I don't know what the current wages are. Sandy Harrison, HTL Histology Supervisor, Minneapolis VA -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Rebecca a. Johnson Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 5:37 PM To: histonet Subject: [Histonet] Mohs Need to know what Mohs techs are getting paid. Thanks Becky ___ 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
RE: [Histonet] Humidity Check
Yes, we have a wireless temperature monitoring system, called Checkpoint, and each room has a sensor that monitors temp and humidity. -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of lau...@blufrogpath.com Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 3:20 PM To: Histonet post Subject: [Histonet] Humidity Check Do others check the humidity of their Histo lab on a daily basis?= Laurie Colbert ___ 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] Competency check list
Would anyone be willing to share their IHC tech competency check list? Joe Maslanka BS, CT,HT (ASCP) Anatomical Pathology Technical Supervisor St Peter's Hospital,MT 59601 (P)(406) 447-2406 (F)(406)444-2126 Give thanks for ALL things. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
RE: [Histonet] Mohs
I would love to know this too. I am getting about $23/hr but I have pretty good benefits. I'm at UWisc Madison Hospital. From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu on behalf of Rebecca a. Johnson Sent: Mon 7/2/2012 5:37 PM To: histonet Subject: [Histonet] Mohs Need to know what Mohs techs are getting paid. Thanks Becky ___ 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
RE: [Histonet] Humidity Check
I think it is actually a requirement that temp and humidity are monitiored daily. Claire From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu on behalf of lau...@blufrogpath.com Sent: Mon 7/2/2012 3:19 PM To: Histonet post Subject: [Histonet] Humidity Check Do others check the humidity of their Histo lab on a daily basis?= Laurie Colbert ___ 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] JB fixative
Hi All, I use a Zinc fixative called JB fixitive for tissues that I want to stain for CD antigens(see attachment). Does anyone know if this fixative kills all microbes and prions? ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] Mohs
You can get upwards of 30.00/hr in Arizona. Sent from the iPhone of Kim Tournear. On Jul 3, 2012, at 10:07 AM, Ingles Claire cing...@uwhealth.org wrote: I would love to know this too. I am getting about $23/hr but I have pretty good benefits. I'm at UWisc Madison Hospital. From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu on behalf of Rebecca a. Johnson Sent: Mon 7/2/2012 5:37 PM To: histonet Subject: [Histonet] Mohs Need to know what Mohs techs are getting paid. Thanks Becky ___ 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
[Histonet] Billing 88342
Looking for other opinions from those who do consult/referral work. If a client sends in a request for a single antibody done on multiple blocks on a single specimen, do you bill the client for each tech component ? The client will do the interpretation. What happens in the above scenario if the request is to bill the patient? Knowing you get reimbursed for one, do you eat the other charges are make the client select the one block? We have run numbers on potential lost revenue and the number is significant. Victor Victor Tobias HT(ASCP) Clinical Applications Analyst Harborview Medical Center Dept of Pathology Room NJB244 Seattle, WA 98104 vtob...@u.washington.edumailto:vtob...@u.washington.edu 206-744-2735 206-744-8240 Fax = Privileged, confidential or patient identifiable information may be contained in this message. This information is meant only for the use of the intended recipients. If you are not the intended recipient, or if the message has been addressed to you in error, do not read, disclose, reproduce, distribute, disseminate or otherwise use this transmission. Instead, please notify the sender by reply e-mail, and then destroy all copies of the message and any attachments. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] Billing 88342
I am neither a lawyer nor a health care administrator, but, in my experience, the Pathologist picks the (hopefully) most diagnostic blocks from the multiblock cases and submits them for IHC. If you do the requested IHC on, say, 4 blocks out of 30, you charge x4 for the technical fee. After all, you are using 4 times the supplies (buffer, antibody, etc.). Before you hit the cash paying patient with a bill, their primary care provider should warn them what it's going to cost. I have seen a good Pathologist only select one block for IHC when the clinician previously informed him that the patient had no insurance and was paying out of pocket. I think it's interesting that people control *their own* health care costs when no insurance company or the government is involved. Sincerely, Jay A. Lundgren, M.S., HTL (ASCP) On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 11:43 AM, Victor A. Tobias vtob...@uw.edu wrote: Looking for other opinions from those who do consult/referral work. If a client sends in a request for a single antibody done on multiple blocks on a single specimen, do you bill the client for each tech component ? The client will do the interpretation. What happens in the above scenario if the request is to bill the patient? Knowing you get reimbursed for one, do you eat the other charges are make the client select the one block? We have run numbers on potential lost revenue and the number is significant. Victor Victor Tobias HT(ASCP) Clinical Applications Analyst Harborview Medical Center Dept of Pathology Room NJB244 Seattle, WA 98104 vtob...@u.washington.edumailto:vtob...@u.washington.edu 206-744-2735 206-744-8240 Fax = Privileged, confidential or patient identifiable information may be contained in this message. This information is meant only for the use of the intended recipients. If you are not the intended recipient, or if the message has been addressed to you in error, do not read, disclose, reproduce, distribute, disseminate or otherwise use this transmission. Instead, please notify the sender by reply e-mail, and then destroy all copies of the message and any attachments. ___ 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
Re: [Histonet] What is this item called?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watch_glass Adam Haberman adam.haber...@oberlin.edu Sent by: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu 07/03/2012 05:47 AM To histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu cc Subject [Histonet] What is this item called? Hello everyone, I am trying to identify a piece of glassware so that I can order a few more of it. It is a thick piece of glass with a large, wide depression in the middle. The item I am looking for is thicker and wider than a depression slide, and I use it as a dissecting dish. I have included a picture of the piece I am trying to identify, along with a depression slide for comparison. This is probably an item that is not widely used anymore, as it seems to predate all of the faculty here. However, it is perfect for the dissections I do with two pair of forceps under a dissecting microscope. It gives me much better working angles than the spot plates I resort to when I cannot find this item. If anyone can identify the item or, even better, tell me where I can order more, please let me know. Thank you very much. --Adam Adam Haberman Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology Oberlin College adam.haber...@oberlin.edu (440)775-6502 ___ 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
Re: [Histonet] Billing 88342
Where is the like button? Thumbs up! Paula K. Pierce, HTL(ASCP)HT President Excalibur Pathology, Inc. 8901 S. Santa Fe, Suite G Oklahoma City, OK 73139 405-759-3953 Lab 405-759-7513 Fax www.excaliburpathology.com From: Jay Lundgren jaylundg...@gmail.com To: Victor A. Tobias vtob...@uw.edu Cc: HISTONET histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Tuesday, July 3, 2012 12:05 PM Subject: Re: [Histonet] Billing 88342 I am neither a lawyer nor a health care administrator, but, in my experience, the Pathologist picks the (hopefully) most diagnostic blocks from the multiblock cases and submits them for IHC. If you do the requested IHC on, say, 4 blocks out of 30, you charge x4 for the technical fee. After all, you are using 4 times the supplies (buffer, antibody, etc.). Before you hit the cash paying patient with a bill, their primary care provider should warn them what it's going to cost. I have seen a good Pathologist only select one block for IHC when the clinician previously informed him that the patient had no insurance and was paying out of pocket. I think it's interesting that people control *their own* health care costs when no insurance company or the government is involved. Sincerely, Jay A. Lundgren, M.S., HTL (ASCP) On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 11:43 AM, Victor A. Tobias vtob...@uw.edu wrote: Looking for other opinions from those who do consult/referral work. If a client sends in a request for a single antibody done on multiple blocks on a single specimen, do you bill the client for each tech component ? The client will do the interpretation. What happens in the above scenario if the request is to bill the patient? Knowing you get reimbursed for one, do you eat the other charges are make the client select the one block? We have run numbers on potential lost revenue and the number is significant. Victor Victor Tobias HT(ASCP) Clinical Applications Analyst Harborview Medical Center Dept of Pathology Room NJB244 Seattle, WA 98104 vtob...@u.washington.edumailto:vtob...@u.washington.edu 206-744-2735 206-744-8240 Fax = Privileged, confidential or patient identifiable information may be contained in this message. This information is meant only for the use of the intended recipients. If you are not the intended recipient, or if the message has been addressed to you in error, do not read, disclose, reproduce, distribute, disseminate or otherwise use this transmission. Instead, please notify the sender by reply e-mail, and then destroy all copies of the message and any attachments. ___ 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
RE: [Histonet] Billing 88342
That is so true.! -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Paula Pierce Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 1:36 PM To: Jay Lundgren; Victor A. Tobias Cc: HISTONET Subject: Re: [Histonet] Billing 88342 Where is the like button? Thumbs up! Paula K. Pierce, HTL(ASCP)HT President Excalibur Pathology, Inc. 8901 S. Santa Fe, Suite G Oklahoma City, OK 73139 405-759-3953 Lab 405-759-7513 Fax www.excaliburpathology.com From: Jay Lundgren jaylundg...@gmail.com To: Victor A. Tobias vtob...@uw.edu Cc: HISTONET histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Tuesday, July 3, 2012 12:05 PM Subject: Re: [Histonet] Billing 88342 I am neither a lawyer nor a health care administrator, but, in my experience, the Pathologist picks the (hopefully) most diagnostic blocks from the multiblock cases and submits them for IHC. If you do the requested IHC on, say, 4 blocks out of 30, you charge x4 for the technical fee. After all, you are using 4 times the supplies (buffer, antibody, etc.). Before you hit the cash paying patient with a bill, their primary care provider should warn them what it's going to cost. I have seen a good Pathologist only select one block for IHC when the clinician previously informed him that the patient had no insurance and was paying out of pocket. I think it's interesting that people control *their own* health care costs when no insurance company or the government is involved. Sincerely, Jay A. Lundgren, M.S., HTL (ASCP) On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 11:43 AM, Victor A. Tobias vtob...@uw.edu wrote: Looking for other opinions from those who do consult/referral work. If a client sends in a request for a single antibody done on multiple blocks on a single specimen, do you bill the client for each tech component ? The client will do the interpretation. What happens in the above scenario if the request is to bill the patient? Knowing you get reimbursed for one, do you eat the other charges are make the client select the one block? We have run numbers on potential lost revenue and the number is significant. Victor Victor Tobias HT(ASCP) Clinical Applications Analyst Harborview Medical Center Dept of Pathology Room NJB244 Seattle, WA 98104 vtob...@u.washington.edumailto:vtob...@u.washington.edu 206-744-2735 206-744-8240 Fax = Privileged, confidential or patient identifiable information may be contained in this message. This information is meant only for the use of the intended recipients. If you are not the intended recipient, or if the message has been addressed to you in error, do not read, disclose, reproduce, distribute, disseminate or otherwise use this transmission. Instead, please notify the sender by reply e-mail, and then destroy all copies of the message and any attachments. ___ 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 ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] RE: Billing 88342
It is my understanding that you can only bill for one 88342 on a specimen - technical or professional, even if you perform the same stain on multiple blocks of that specimen. For A1, A2, A3 etc you can only charge once. For A1, B1, C1, etc you may charge a 88342 per specimen. Sue Sue Hunter, Supervisor Advanced Diagnostics Beaumont Health System Royal Oak MI 248-898-5146 shun...@beaumont.edu Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Victor A. Tobias Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 12:43 PM To: 'HISTONET' Subject: [Histonet] Billing 88342 Looking for other opinions from those who do consult/referral work. If a client sends in a request for a single antibody done on multiple blocks on a single specimen, do you bill the client for each tech component ? The client will do the interpretation. What happens in the above scenario if the request is to bill the patient? Knowing you get reimbursed for one, do you eat the other charges are make the client select the one block? We have run numbers on potential lost revenue and the number is significant. Victor Victor Tobias HT(ASCP) Clinical Applications Analyst Harborview Medical Center Dept of Pathology Room NJB244 Seattle, WA 98104 vtob...@u.washington.edumailto:vtob...@u.washington.edu 206-744-2735 206-744-8240 Fax =Privileged, confidential or patient identifiable information may be contained in this message. This information is meant only for the use of the intended recipients. If you are not the intended recipient, or if the message has been addressed to you in error, do not read, disclose, reproduce, distribute, disseminate or otherwise use this transmission. Instead, please notify the sender by reply e-mail, and then destroy all copies of the message and any attachments. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet To report this email as SPAM, please forward it to s...@websense.com. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] RE: What is this item called?
Dear Adam, Good luck finding it. There are some thick watch glasses that might work for your purposes but they aren't the size of glass slides. EMS has some well dishes that also might work, but they are also bigger. http://www.carolina.com/category/equipment+and+supplies/glass+and+plasticware/watch+glasses.do http://www.emsdiasum.com/microscopy/products/grids/accessories.aspx#71565 Hope this helps! Teri ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] Re: JB fixative
Joe Hardin (apparently at U of WI) asks: I use a zinc fixative called JB fixative for tissues that I want to stain for CD antigens (see attachment). Does anyone know if this fixative kills all microbes and prions? http://www.ihcworld.com/_protocols/histology/zinc_fixative.htm If this is the fixative (it doesn't contain any aldehyde) in question, I wouldn't depend on it to kill anything. You're depending on the alcohol in the processor to kill the beasties and probably also to fix the tissue. Attachments don't come through Histonet, by the way. Bob Richmond Samurai Pathologist Knoxville TN ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] Humidity
We do not check the temp/humidity in our room. We have 2 techs who feel it's always cold, and 2 techs who think it's way too hot L Amy, HT Holy Spirit Hospital Histology Laboratory 503 N. 21st Street, Camp Hill, PA 17011 Attention: This Message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination or copying of this message or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately and destroy the original message. Thank you. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
RE: [Histonet] What is this item called?
Hi Adam, Would that be a modification of a hanging-drop slide? F. Long From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Adam Haberman [adam.haber...@oberlin.edu] Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 8:45 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] What is this item called? Hello everyone, I am trying to identify a piece of glassware so that I can order a few more of it. It is a thick piece of glass with a large, wide depression in the middle. The item I am looking for is thicker and wider than a depression slide, and I use it as a dissecting dish. I have included a picture of the piece I am trying to identify, along with a depression slide for comparison. This is probably an item that is not widely used anymore, as it seems to predate all of the faculty here. However, it is perfect for the dissections I do with two pair of forceps under a dissecting microscope. It gives me much better working angles than the spot plates I resort to when I cannot find this item. If anyone can identify the item or, even better, tell me where I can order more, please let me know. Thank you very much. --Adam Adam Haberman Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology Oberlin College adam.haber...@oberlin.edu (440)775-6502 ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet -This e-mail and any attachments may contain CONFIDENTIAL information, including PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION. If you are not the intended recipient, any use or disclosure of this information is STRICTLY PROHIBITED; you are requested to delete this e-mail and any attachments, notify the sender immediately, and notify the LabCorp Privacy Officer at privacyoffi...@labcorp.com or call (877) 23-HIPAA / (877) 234-4722. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] Billing 88342
I would think that if you're billing the client and not the insurance that you could charge per block for the technical. After all you're just providing the stain to them. In my opinion, the client should eat this cost. I would let the client know that you'd be billing this way before staining the slides. They could order 25 stains on a single part and you would be in the red big time. If you're billing the patient directly, you would have to follow the rule of charging only once per specimen. Mark On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 9:43 AM, Victor A. Tobias vtob...@uw.edu wrote: Looking for other opinions from those who do consult/referral work. If a client sends in a request for a single antibody done on multiple blocks on a single specimen, do you bill the client for each tech component ? The client will do the interpretation. What happens in the above scenario if the request is to bill the patient? Knowing you get reimbursed for one, do you eat the other charges are make the client select the one block? We have run numbers on potential lost revenue and the number is significant. Victor Victor Tobias HT(ASCP) Clinical Applications Analyst Harborview Medical Center Dept of Pathology Room NJB244 Seattle, WA 98104 vtob...@u.washington.edumailto:vtob...@u.washington.edu 206-744-2735 206-744-8240 Fax = Privileged, confidential or patient identifiable information may be contained in this message. This information is meant only for the use of the intended recipients. If you are not the intended recipient, or if the message has been addressed to you in error, do not read, disclose, reproduce, distribute, disseminate or otherwise use this transmission. Instead, please notify the sender by reply e-mail, and then destroy all copies of the message and any attachments. ___ 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] JB fixative
Hi All, You wrote: I use a Zinc fixative called JB fixative for tissues that I want to stain for CD antigens(see attachment). Does anyone know if this fixative kills all microbes and prions? You did not say what species you are working with? The answer to your question is no for both microbes and prions. JB (acronym for Jay Beckstead) fixative is formalin/aldehyde free, and is for CD markers. Beckstead developed this fixative when studying CD markers in human lymphomas. Beckstead JH (1994) A simple technique for preservation of fixation-sensitive antigens in paraffin-embedded tissues. J Histochem Cytochem. 42(8):1127-34. Free online Beckstead JH (1995) A simple technique for preservation of fixation-sensitive antigens in paraffin-embedded tissues: addendum. J Histochem Cytochem. 43(3):345. Free online Did your attachment contain the information below (via IHCworld)? Zinc Fixative (JB Fixative) Formalin Free 0.1M Tris Buffer, pH 7.4 Tris Base 12.1 g (TRIZMA) 1N HCL --- 81.5 ml Distilled water -- 900 ml Mix to dissolve. Adjust pH to 7.4 Zinc Fixative Calcium Acetate -- 0.5 g Zinc Acetate -- 5.0 g Zinc Chloride -- 5.0 g 0.1M Tris Buffer made above -- 1000 ml Mix to dissolve. The final pH will be approximately 6.5-7.0. Do not readjust the pH, as this will cause the zinc to come out of solution. Store Zinc Fixative at room temperature. Fix tissues for 24 to 48 hours. Fixation longer than 48 hours may make the tissue brittle and difficult to cut. Description: Tissues fixed in this solution followed by paraffin embedding and sectioning results in antigen preservation comparable to that in frozen sections with antibodies to these cell surface markers (CD1, CD3, CD4, CD7, CD8, CD19, CD31). Morphological preservation was also comparable to formalin-fixed sections. As killing microbes, and I presume bacteria, virus or fungi, you should use neutral buffered formalin. Prions are a whole other story since the only way to totally eradicate these particles is incineration. CDC has guidelines on handling prions in a laboratory. Gayle M. Callis HTL/HT/MT(ASCP) 1 Home | About | Disclaimer | Privacy | Contact | Advertise | Site Mapratory. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] RE: Billing 88342
Sue, As I said, I don't know the specific regulation, and I don't remember specific block numbers of cases that I have charged. The Laboratory Director (in most cases a Pathologist) has final say about what gets charged anyway (in most places). What's interesting, is that if what you say about A1, B1, C1 vs. A1, A2, and A3 is correct, *one could gross in a case with an eye towards recompensation*. If it were about the money. Which it's not. Sincerely, Jay A. Lundgren, M.S., HTL (ASCP) ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] Eyewash Requirements
What is the time requirement for flushing the eyewash? We u= sed to flush for 30 seconds and then I was told by our safety officer thatit should be 3 minutes. How often do you test your shower? Laurie Colbert ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] What is this item called?
Barry, It is 3 x 1 3/4, and the depression has a 1 1/2 diameter. Thanks for all the ideas so far. It isn't a hanging drop slide or a watch glass. You can see a picture of it next to a depression slide here: http://imgur.com/yBwvw I don't see a better way to send a picture on this list. --Adam Adam Haberman Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology Oberlin College adam.haber...@oberlin.edu (440)775-6502 On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 2:27 PM, Long, Florence lon...@labcorp.com wrote: Hi Adam, Would that be a modification of a hanging-drop slide? F. Long From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [ histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Adam Haberman [ adam.haber...@oberlin.edu] Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 8:45 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] What is this item called? Hello everyone, I am trying to identify a piece of glassware so that I can order a few more of it. It is a thick piece of glass with a large, wide depression in the middle. The item I am looking for is thicker and wider than a depression slide, and I use it as a dissecting dish. I have included a picture of the piece I am trying to identify, along with a depression slide for comparison. This is probably an item that is not widely used anymore, as it seems to predate all of the faculty here. However, it is perfect for the dissections I do with two pair of forceps under a dissecting microscope. It gives me much better working angles than the spot plates I resort to when I cannot find this item. If anyone can identify the item or, even better, tell me where I can order more, please let me know. Thank you very much. --Adam Adam Haberman Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology Oberlin College adam.haber...@oberlin.edu (440)775-6502 ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet -This e-mail and any attachments may contain CONFIDENTIAL information, including PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION. If you are not the intended recipient, any use or disclosure of this information is STRICTLY PROHIBITED; you are requested to delete this e-mail and any attachments, notify the sender immediately, and notify the LabCorp Privacy Officer at privacyoffi...@labcorp.com or call (877) 23-HIPAA / (877) 234-4722. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] Eosin
So I have always used Eosin-Y stain...can someone tell me which is better...alcohol or phloxine?? Sarah Goebel-Dysart, BA, HT(ASCP), QIHC (ASCP) Histotechnologist Mirna Therapeutics 2150 Woodward Street Suite 100 Austin, Texas 78744 (512)901-0900 ext. 6912 ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] What is this item called?
Brilliant way to send a picture. I 3 interwebs. Whatever it is, I want one. So it's made of optical quality glass, like a slide or a coverslip? Does it have a company's name on it? I'll bet you it's expensive. Sincerely, Jay A. Lundgren, M.S., HTL (ASCP) ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] Eyewash Requirements
I test my shower every morning. 8) Sorry, couldn't resist. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] Used Decloaker
Hello Histonetters! Anybody interested in selling a used Decloaker kindly email me with your contact details.Would greatly appreciate the help. Best ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
RE: [Histonet] Eyewash Requirements
We have to test the eyewash weekly and let it run for at least 30 seconds. The shower is tested by the university's safety people I think just once a year. Roberta Horner HT/HTL Animal Diagnostic Lab Penn State University -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of lau...@blufrogpath.com Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 3:25 PM To: Histonet post Subject: [Histonet] Eyewash Requirements What is the time requirement for flushing the eyewash? We u=d to flush for 30 seconds and then I was told by our safety officer thatit should be 3 minutes. How often do you test your shower? Laurie Colbert ___ 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
RE: [Histonet] Eyewash Requirements
We run/test weekly both the safety shower and eyewash. (I have seen where you need to do a weekly assessment and then a monthy test, we just decided to do it weekly that way we know that the water has not been the pipes for a long time). We leave the eyewash on for about 5 minutes, its easy to do that since it drains, but the safety shower we collect in a 5 gallon bucket and that fills up in really quickly, so about 30 seconds, I'm not sure there is a testing system that could hold 3 minutes of water from the shower unless you are running into a large garbage can. You also need to test the temp of the water it should not exceed 100 degrees F. We also fill out a safety shower/eyewash program assessment yearly. Liz Elizabeth A. Chlipala, BS, HTL(ASCP)QIHC Manager Premier Laboratory, LLC PO Box 18592 Boulder, CO 80308-1592 (303) 682-3949 office (303) 682-9060 fax (303) 881-0763 cell www.premierlab.com Ship to address: 1567 Skyway Drive, Unit E Longmont, CO 80504 -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of lau...@blufrogpath.com Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 1:25 PM To: Histonet post Subject: [Histonet] Eyewash Requirements What is the time requirement for flushing the eyewash? We u=d to flush for 30 seconds and then I was told by our safety officer thatit should be 3 minutes. How often do you test your shower? Laurie Colbert ___ 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] Automated Special Stainers
Hello, I'm interested in opinions on what Histologist prefer in their automated special stain instruments. Is it primarily between DAKO and Ventana? Any imput would be appreciated. Pamela Romundstad HT, QIHC Gundersen Lutheran From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] on behalf of histonet-requ...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [histonet-requ...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 12:00 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Histonet Digest, Vol 104, Issue 3 Send Histonet mailing list submissions to histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to histonet-requ...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu You can reach the person managing the list at histonet-ow...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than Re: Contents of Histonet digest... Today's Topics: 1. Embedding beads (Amber McKenzie) 2. Re: Embedding beads (Jennifer Campbell) 3. Re: Embedding beads (Alan Taylor) 4. Slide Baskets (heather marlatt) 5. Humidity Check (lau...@blufrogpath.com) 6. Mohs (Rebecca a. Johnson) 7. What is this item called? (Adam Haberman) 8. Re: What is this item called? (Jennifer MacDonald) 9. RE: What is this item called? (Rittman, Barry R) 10. RE: Mohs (Harrison, Sandra C.) 11. RE: Humidity Check (Harrison, Sandra C.) 12. Competency check list (jmasla...@stpetes.org) 13. RE: Humidity Check (Ingles Claire ) 14. RE: Mohs (Ingles Claire ) 15. JB fixative (Joe Hardin) 16. Re: Mohs (Kim Tournear) 17. Billing 88342 (Victor A. Tobias) -- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2012 17:17:20 + From: Amber McKenzie amber.mcken...@gastrodocs.net Subject: [Histonet] Embedding beads To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Message-ID: 5a33c952bb67f4468af1f36d739212bc30829...@jerry.gia.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 How do you not cut thru the bead when sectioning? I'm intrigued by this process b/c I've never heard of this before. -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Kelly Boyd Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 3:20 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Re: Embedding beads I started using the embedding beads several months ago as a quick way to track who embedded what cassette. Each tech is assigned a number according to the number on their microtome. I get the beads from Cancer Diagnostics. You can probably find something similar at a craft store. These come in small round plastic containers that fit easily any where on the embedding center. They place the bead in a bottom corner of the cassette when topping it off with paraffin. They?have actually saved us time. Once the techs get used to it, it might add a few seconds to the embedding.?Before, the techs had to write down which blocks they embedded. (Very time consuming and often not complete).?If I needed to see who embedded a certain block, I had to go check that log book. Now I can see who embedded it just by looking at the block. Kelly?? ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet -- Message: 2 Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2012 14:29:33 -0400 From: Jennifer Campbell campbe...@muhlbauerlab.com Subject: Re: [Histonet] Embedding beads To: Amber McKenzie amber.mcken...@gastrodocs.net Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Message-ID: caek9owgv-vy5okp6qczs4+r89se4qn3b9jmw+-vrqqwn29d...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 The identifier(whatever is using to distinguish who did the task) is not embedded with the specimen. It is put in the top portion of the cassette. At least that is what we have always done here. On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 1:17 PM, Amber McKenzie amber.mcken...@gastrodocs.net wrote: How do you not cut thru the bead when sectioning? I'm intrigued by this process b/c I've never heard of this before. -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Kelly Boyd Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 3:20 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Re: Embedding beads I started using the embedding beads several months ago as a quick way to track who embedded what cassette. Each tech is assigned a number according to the number on their microtome. I get the beads from Cancer Diagnostics. You
Re: [Histonet] What is this item called?
Jay, there are no markings on it at all. They are making it hard for me to give them money. --Adam Adam Haberman Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology Oberlin College adam.haber...@oberlin.edu (440)775-6502 On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 3:32 PM, Jay Lundgren jaylundg...@gmail.com wrote: Brilliant way to send a picture. I 3 interwebs. Whatever it is, I want one. So it's made of optical quality glass, like a slide or a coverslip? Does it have a company's name on it? I'll bet you it's expensive. Sincerely, Jay A. Lundgren, M.S., HTL (ASCP) ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] Test
Hello, Testing this email to see if my message is being viewed. Please shoot me a quick yes if you see this. Thank you, Maureen ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] What is this item called?
Hello I have not seen one of these for many years. I may be wrong but in the back of my mind I seem to remember using these at university for growing cell cultures. That might be an area to focus your search though they have most likely been superceded by now. regards Tony Tony Reilly B.App.Sc. , M.Sc. Chief Scientist, Anatomical Pathology Pathology Queensland-PA Laboratory _ Clinical and Statewide Services Division| QueenslandHealth Level 1, Building 15,Princess Alexandra Hospital Ipswich Road,WOOLLOONGABBA Qld4102 Ph: 07 3176 2412 Mob: 0402 139411 Fax: 07 3176 2930 Email: tony_rei...@health.qld.gov.au Web: www.health.qld.gov.au/qhcss/ Adam Haberman adam.haber...@oberlin.edu 7/4/2012 5:23 am Barry, It is 3 x 1 3/4, and the depression has a 1 1/2 diameter. Thanks for all the ideas so far. It isn't a hanging drop slide or a watch glass. You can see a picture of it next to a depression slide here: http://imgur.com/yBwvw I don't see a better way to send a picture on this list. --Adam Adam Haberman Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology Oberlin College adam.haber...@oberlin.edu (440)775-6502 On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 2:27 PM, Long, Florence lon...@labcorp.com wrote: Hi Adam, Would that be a modification of a hanging-drop slide? F. Long From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [ histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Adam Haberman [ adam.haber...@oberlin.edu] Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 8:45 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] What is this item called? Hello everyone, I am trying to identify a piece of glassware so that I can order a few more of it. It is a thick piece of glass with a large, wide depression in the middle. The item I am looking for is thicker and wider than a depression slide, and I use it as a dissecting dish. I have included a picture of the piece I am trying to identify, along with a depression slide for comparison. This is probably an item that is not widely used anymore, as it seems to predate all of the faculty here. However, it is perfect for the dissections I do with two pair of forceps under a dissecting microscope. It gives me much better working angles than the spot plates I resort to when I cannot find this item. If anyone can identify the item or, even better, tell me where I can order more, please let me know. Thank you very much. --Adam Adam Haberman Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology Oberlin College adam.haber...@oberlin.edu (440)775-6502 ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet -This e-mail and any attachments may contain CONFIDENTIAL information, including PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION. If you are not the intended recipient, any use or disclosure of this information is STRICTLY PROHIBITED; you are requested to delete this e-mail and any attachments, notify the sender immediately, and notify the LabCorp Privacy Officer at privacyoffi...@labcorp.com or call (877) 23-HIPAA / (877) 234-4722. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet This email, including any attachments sent with it, is confidential and for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). This confidentiality is not waived or lost, if you receive it and you are not the intended recipient(s), or if it is transmitted/received in error. Any unauthorised use, alteration, disclosure, distribution or review of this email is strictly prohibited. The information contained in this email, including any attachment sent with it, may be subject to a statutory duty of confidentiality if it relates to health service matters. If you are not the intended recipient(s), or if you have received this email in error, you are asked to immediately notify the sender by telephone collect on Australia +61 1800 198 175 or by return email. You should also delete this email, and any copies, from your computer system network and destroy any hard copies produced. If not an intended recipient of this email, you must not copy, distribute or take any action(s) that relies on it; any form of disclosure, modification, distribution and/or publication of this email is also prohibited. Although Queensland Health takes all reasonable steps to ensure this email does not contain malicious software, Queensland Health does not accept responsibility for the consequences if any person's computer inadvertently suffers any disruption to services, loss of information, harm or is infected with a virus, other malicious computer programme or code that may occur as a consequence of receiving this
[Histonet] Immuno Controls
Hi All! I was wondering if there is anybody out there that has an over abundance of controls for mart/melan a, s100, hmb45, pan keratin, ki-67, and mitf that they are will to share or sell? Please let me know if you can help me out. Thanks, Carlos ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
