RE: [Histonet] RE: Billing 88342
Sue is correct you can only bill once even if you perform the same stain on multiple blocks. Marcia M White Pathology Department Memorial Hospital West 954-844-4197 954-967-7627(fax) -Original Message- From: Sue Hunter [mailto:shun...@beaumont.edu] Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 1:52 PM To: Victor A. Tobias; 'HISTONET' Subject: [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] 88342 billing
Hi Victor, I am coming in late on this conversation regarding billing of 88342. You can only bill a single specimen once for an antibody. If you were performing multiple antibodies then you can charge 88342 x the number of antibodies. If you charge more it can be considered fraud so be careful. A great publication for these types of questions is called Coding Alert. It talks about all these types of issues and new cpt's etc. One other suggestion that I noted in a response is if its a self bill or I should say a client bill is to bill them the number of times you stained it as long as its not insurance. This is also fraud. You can not change your billing depending on if a patient's insurance is being billed or not. Amy Disclaimer: The information in this message is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, do not disclose, copy, or distribute this message, and please immediately contact the sender. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] Grandfather TC Change
I'm interested if anyone is dealing with the expired Grandfather TC rule. I'm mainly interested in how you may be negotiating with your hospital concerning the reimbursement difference. Any thoughts would be helpful. Gary Martin Director of Operations El Dorado Pathology Med. Grp. Marshall Med. Ctr. Pathology Dept. 530-626-2608 gmar...@marshallhospital.org mailto:gmar...@marshallhospital.org This e-mail is only intended for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other then the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you receive this communication in error, please contact the sender and destroy all forms of this communication. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] Nerve tease specimen holding
For all you doing nerve teasing, do you hold the specimen in buffer (after fixation) until teasing is requested or go ahead and process through osmium and glycerol and then hold? Thanks! Tim Morken Supervisor, Electron Microscopy/Neuromuscular Special Studies Department of Pathology UC San Francisco Medical Center 505 Parnassus Ave, Box 1656 Room S570 San Francisco, CA 94143 (415) 353-1266 (ph) (415) 514-3403 (fax) tim.mor...@ucsfmedctr.org ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] RE: Grandfather TC Change
There's no negotiation that I know of.. we will probably just lose money because the DRG will not include those costs. We have good client pricing with our reference labs, but we won't know how this will affect us all until the dust settles. Maybe the DRG fairies will adjust the reimbursement to include those tests!!??? Joyce Weems Pathology Manager 678-843-7376 Phone 678-843-7831 Fax joyce.we...@emoryhealthcare.org www.saintjosephsatlanta.org 5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30342 This e-mail, including any attachments is the property of Saint Joseph's Hospital and is intended for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). It may contain information that is privileged and confidential. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this message, and reply to the sender regarding the error in a separate email. -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Martin, Gary Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2012 11:41 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Grandfather TC Change I'm interested if anyone is dealing with the expired Grandfather TC rule. I'm mainly interested in how you may be negotiating with your hospital concerning the reimbursement difference. Any thoughts would be helpful. Gary Martin Director of Operations El Dorado Pathology Med. Grp. Marshall Med. Ctr. Pathology Dept. 530-626-2608 gmar...@marshallhospital.org mailto:gmar...@marshallhospital.org This e-mail is only intended for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other then the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you receive this communication in error, please contact the sender and destroy all forms of this communication. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message (including any attachments) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of the original message (including attachments). ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] Histology Openings in NY
Good Morning! My name is Brian Feldman with Prometheus Healthcare and I specialize in the recruitment of lab professionals nationwide. I just wanted to reach out to you about a few histology openings I have in the NY area. -Histotechs needed at a reference lab in Port Chester NY, night shift histotechs and mid shift grosser* -Grosser and histotechs needed at a private lab in Westchester county NY, overnight position* -Histotech needed at a hospital in NYC, must have ASCP* -Histotechs needed at a private lab in Suffern, NY - all shifts* *need state license All positions are full time and permanent and offer competitive salaries and full benefits. If you know anyone that would be interested in these positions, please feel free to pass along this information. I would appreciate any help and we do offer a referral bonus. Or, for immediate consideration, they can reply back with their most up to date resume. Thank you so much for your time! Brian Feldman Principal Prometheus Healthcare Office 301-693-9057 Fax 301-368-2478 http://us.mc538.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=br...@prometheushealthcare.com br...@prometheushealthcare.com http://www.prometheushealthcare.com/ www.prometheushealthcare.com *** Stay up to date on the newest positions and healthcare trends nationwide on Twitter!*** http://twitter.com/PrometheusBlog http://twitter.com/PrometheusBlog ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] Nerve tease specimen holding
When I was doing nerve teasing, we would hold in glycerol in the refrig. On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 10:58 AM, Morken, Timothy timothy.mor...@ucsfmedctr.org wrote: For all you doing nerve teasing, do you hold the specimen in buffer (after fixation) until teasing is requested or go ahead and process through osmium and glycerol and then hold? Thanks! Tim Morken Supervisor, Electron Microscopy/Neuromuscular Special Studies Department of Pathology UC San Francisco Medical Center 505 Parnassus Ave, Box 1656 Room S570 San Francisco, CA 94143 (415) 353-1266 (ph) (415) 514-3403 (fax) tim.mor...@ucsfmedctr.org ___ 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] Eyewash Requirements
Laurie- Our safety office also states 3 minutes for eyewash - we test and document weekly. We test our shower spring and fall for time and amount (50 liters in 1 minute) Nancy -- Message: 14 Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2012 12:24:47 -0700 From: lau...@blufrogpath.com Subject: [Histonet] Eyewash Requirements To: Histonet post histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Message-ID: 20120703122447.295dc6182df7e5cbb4f32bc101c30dcc.e345099a2e@email15.secureserver.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 What is the time requirement for flushing the eyewash? We u 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 NOTICE: This email may contain legally privileged information. The information is for the use of only the intended recipient(s) even if addressed incorrectly. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender that you have received it in error and then delete it along with any attachments. Thank you. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] Frozens and antigen retrieval
You should not have to use retreival. Retrieval either by heat/solution or enzyme digestion is usually needed when the antigen/antibody site has been blocked/masked by the fixation process. Kim D From: Daniela Bodemer daniela.bode...@mcri.edu.au To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Wednesday, July 4, 2012 7:02 AM Subject: [Histonet] Frozens and antigen retrieval Hi all, A question from my student: antigen retrieval when using frozens for immunofluorescence -yes or no? The protocol suggested by the antibody company lists the retrieval as an option. I am used to do retrieval on paraffin sections, but not on cryo sections. Hit me with your opinions on this :-) Thanks in advance, Daniela Sent from my iPad __ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. For more information please visit http://www.symanteccloud.com __ ___ 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] what is this item called
I found something at tedpella.com. It's a glass bottom dish, catalog number 14026. There are several sizes. It looks similar to the one you posted. Margaret Perry HT(ASCP) Dept of Veterinary and Biomedical services Box 2175 South Dakota State University Brookings SD 57007 605-688-5638 ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] Opening lab, need consultation.
Hello Everyone, Our dermatologists wants to pursue in opening a derm lab in Roseville, Ca area. We need someone to be the point person for this position as a consult. Since the position is a consult, you dont need to be in our facility all throughtout the process. However, we do need you for the initial, middle, and final phase of project specially the training of the employee for the equipments. The duties include applying for clia license, ca lab license, equipment consult, lab layout design, writing the procedural manual, etc. About our company, we do about 8k cases a year and all derm tissues. So right now, we only need the lab to be routine H/E with a couple of special stains for fungus and bacteria. Email me with your bids what I can expect from you. Jade Ryan, MHA, BSN Sent from my iPad ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
