RE: [Histonet] Chris van der Loos
Chris will be missed dearly. Not only for his sense of humor and knowledge, but because the world is not the same today without him. He was a wonderful colleague. Thoughts and prayers are with his wife and children at this time. Mark Turner, Ph.D., HT(ASCP)QIHC CSI Laboratories Manager, Histology/IHC -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Lee Peggy Wenk Sent: Monday, December 02, 2013 4:46 PM To: Histonet Subject: [Histonet] Chris van der Loos Sad news. I received an email over the weekend from a histotech, that Chris van der Loos died on Nov. 26, 2013. I was able to talk with the NSH office today, and got it confirmed. There is information about Chris on the NSH webpage as of later this morning. http://www.nsh.org/content/remembering-dr-chris-van-der-loos-august-2-1955-%E2%80%93-november-26-2013 Peggy A. Wenk. HTL(ASCP)SLS ___ 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] Yahoo link
Anybody wonder who has the most harzardous job to your health? We're Number One!!! http://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-15-jobs-that-are-most-damaging-to-your-health-155706120.html Mike ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] Amended Reports
I need your help with the following situation. We receive specimens from an outside hospital and the specimen request slip and specimen container are given the accession number at that location. Once it is received in our laboratory, we process the specimen. A situation came up recently where the outside hospital mixed up the paperwork on three cases (so the wrong request slip was placed with the wrong specimen container, but it was not caught in our laboratory because they did not all come together). Anyhow, long story short, the original reports got reported as: The specimen request slip is labeled as Joe Smith and the specimen container is labeled as Jane Doe. The specimen consists of After the reports were finalized, and sent back to the clinician, the mistake was identified. We made amended reports on our end to correct everything per CAP guidelines. The problem we are now running into is that the Medical Records dept is telling us that we are in HIPAA violation by having the two patient names on the report. I see their point, but don't know any other way of doing this. Anyone else ever deal with a situation like this? If so, how do you handle it? Thank you! LeAnn ** LeAnn Lang Associates in Pathology Practice Administrator Phone: 715-847-0075 (ext 50259) ll...@aipathology.com mailto:ll...@aipathology.com ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] off site frozen sections
I am curious to find out if there is anybody out there that performs frozen sections off site (i.e hospital owned surgery center) and then performs the remaining pathology at the main hospital. We are currently looking into doing this and are stumbling over the logistics of how to make this happen. Any insight would be appreciated Thanks, Allison ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] RE: Yahoo link
Great. Just what we need. Even so, we in the business can take these lists with a grain of K4[Fe(CN) 6] * 3H 2 O since we know that suitable precautions preclude most of the danger. For instance, I'll have to say that the histo lab here is wonderful in that it has such good ventilation (ie., extraction) that there is none of the usual chemical smell - no xylene, alcohol, specials chemicals that often assaults the senses in histology. Vendors that come here are amazed. Tim Morken Supervisor, Electron Microscopy and Neuromuscular Special Studies UC San Francisco Medical Center San Francisco, CA -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Mike Tighe Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 6:31 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu (histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu) Subject: [Histonet] Yahoo link Anybody wonder who has the most harzardous job to your health? We're Number One!!! http://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-15-jobs-that-are-most-damaging-to-your-health-155706120.html Mike ___ 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: off site frozen sections
Our nearby surgery centers send the frozens to us. We have a distant hospital where the frozens are performed and the rest of the path is sent here, along with slides, etc. The pathologists rotate going to that hospital. Hope this helps, j 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 Hutton, Allison Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 11:16 AM To: 'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu' Subject: [Histonet] off site frozen sections I am curious to find out if there is anybody out there that performs frozen sections off site (i.e hospital owned surgery center) and then performs the remaining pathology at the main hospital. We are currently looking into doing this and are stumbling over the logistics of how to make this happen. Any insight would be appreciated Thanks, Allison ___ 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
RE: [Histonet] RE: offsite frozen sections
We have converted an ambulance to a mobile frozen section lab. We have a cryostat, microscope, eyewash station, etc., etc.. It, because it is a lab, is inspection by CAP on a regular two year rotation like our other labs. If you are interested, let me know and I'll send you some pictures to better demonstrate what we've done. We just drive to the location where the surgery is taking place and do the frozen section right there, on site. I say we, I mean our pathologist drives the mobile lab to the site, does the frozen section and returns with the specimen. They get their frozen section results by cell phone and we follow up with the hard copy report or fax copy. It's actually quite slick! Douglas A. Porter, HT (ASCP) Grossing Technician IT Coordinator Cancer Registrar CAP-Lab, PLC 2508 South Cedar Street Lansing, MI 48910-3138 517-372-5520 (phone) 517-372-5540 (fax) doug.por...@caplab.org www.caplab.org The information contained in this message may be privileged and/or confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, forwarding or capture of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify me immediately by return e-mail and delete this and all copies. Thank-you. -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Weems, Joyce K. Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 11:24 AM To: 'Hutton, Allison'; 'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu' Subject: [Histonet] RE: off site frozen sections Our nearby surgery centers send the frozens to us. We have a distant hospital where the frozens are performed and the rest of the path is sent here, along with slides, etc. The pathologists rotate going to that hospital. Hope this helps, j 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 Hutton, Allison Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 11:16 AM To: 'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu' Subject: [Histonet] off site frozen sections I am curious to find out if there is anybody out there that performs frozen sections off site (i.e hospital owned surgery center) and then performs the remaining pathology at the main hospital. We are currently looking into doing this and are stumbling over the logistics of how to make this happen. Any insight would be appreciated Thanks, Allison ___ 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 mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] Yahoo link
Thank you for sharing that! Yikes! Sent from my iPhone On Dec 3, 2013, at 6:31 AM, Mike Tighe mti...@trudeauinstitute.org wrote: Anybody wonder who has the most harzardous job to your health? We're Number One!!! http://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-15-jobs-that-are-most-damaging-to-your-health-155706120.html Mike ___ 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] RE: Yahoo link
Just what I was thinking. We will never get enough new students now! With proper training and equipment, we do the job safely! And you can drown in an inch of water. Is that in the MSDS! Paula K. Pierce, HTL(ASCP)HT President Excalibur Pathology, Inc. 5830 N Blue Lake Dr. Please note new address! Norman, OK 73069 405-759-3953 Lab 405-759-7513 Fax www.excaliburpathology.com From: Morken, Timothy timothy.mor...@ucsfmedctr.org To: 'Mike Tighe' mti...@trudeauinstitute.org; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu (histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu) histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Tuesday, December 3, 2013 10:24 AM Subject: [Histonet] RE: Yahoo link Great. Just what we need. Even so, we in the business can take these lists with a grain of K4[Fe(CN) 6] * 3H 2 O since we know that suitable precautions preclude most of the danger. For instance, I'll have to say that the histo lab here is wonderful in that it has such good ventilation (ie., extraction) that there is none of the usual chemical smell - no xylene, alcohol, specials chemicals that often assaults the senses in histology. Vendors that come here are amazed. Tim Morken Supervisor, Electron Microscopy and Neuromuscular Special Studies UC San Francisco Medical Center San Francisco, CA -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Mike Tighe Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 6:31 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu (histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu) Subject: [Histonet] Yahoo link Anybody wonder who has the most harzardous job to your health? We're Number One!!! http://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-15-jobs-that-are-most-damaging-to-your-health-155706120.html Mike ___ 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] Yahoo link
Wow! And I've survived 40 years with only 2 nicks in this perilous field! -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Cristi Rigazio Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 11:41 AM To: Mike Tighe Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu (histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu) Subject: Re: [Histonet] Yahoo link Thank you for sharing that! Yikes! Sent from my iPhone On Dec 3, 2013, at 6:31 AM, Mike Tighe mti...@trudeauinstitute.org wrote: Anybody wonder who has the most harzardous job to your health? We're Number One!!! http://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-15-jobs-that-are-most-damaging-to-your-health-155706120.html Mike ___ 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: Amended Reports
The specimen container and requisition should always be compared before accessioning. If the name on the specimen container label and the name on the requisition do not match, we do not accept the specimen. It should be sent back to be properly labeled. Laurie Colbert, HT (ASCP) -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of LeAnn Lang Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 7:42 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Amended Reports I need your help with the following situation. We receive specimens from an outside hospital and the specimen request slip and specimen container are given the accession number at that location. Once it is received in our laboratory, we process the specimen. A situation came up recently where the outside hospital mixed up the paperwork on three cases (so the wrong request slip was placed with the wrong specimen container, but it was not caught in our laboratory because they did not all come together). Anyhow, long story short, the original reports got reported as: The specimen request slip is labeled as Joe Smith and the specimen container is labeled as Jane Doe. The specimen consists of After the reports were finalized, and sent back to the clinician, the mistake was identified. We made amended reports on our end to correct everything per CAP guidelines. The problem we are now running into is that the Medical Records dept is telling us that we are in HIPAA violation by having the two patient names on the report. I see their point, but don't know any other way of doing this. Anyone else ever deal with a situation like this? If so, how do you handle it? Thank you! LeAnn ** LeAnn Lang Associates in Pathology Practice Administrator Phone: 715-847-0075 (ext 50259) ll...@aipathology.com mailto:ll...@aipathology.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] Yahoo link
When I entered the profession I was told the average life expectancy of a histotechs was 20 years from hiring. That scared me but I was already hooked. I have been doing this 51 years, so maybe good laboratory practices can help, in spite of bad ventilation and all those other dangers mentioned. Shirley Powell Antique Histotech -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Paula Pierce Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 11:40 AM To: Morken, Timothy; Histonet Subject: Re: [Histonet] RE: Yahoo link Just what I was thinking. We will never get enough new students now! With proper training and equipment, we do the job safely! And you can drown in an inch of water. Is that in the MSDS! Paula K. Pierce, HTL(ASCP)HT President Excalibur Pathology, Inc. 5830 N Blue Lake Dr. Please note new address! Norman, OK 73069 405-759-3953 Lab 405-759-7513 Fax www.excaliburpathology.com From: Morken, Timothy timothy.mor...@ucsfmedctr.org To: 'Mike Tighe' mti...@trudeauinstitute.org; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu (histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu) histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Tuesday, December 3, 2013 10:24 AM Subject: [Histonet] RE: Yahoo link Great. Just what we need. Even so, we in the business can take these lists with a grain of K4[Fe(CN) 6] * 3H 2 O since we know that suitable precautions preclude most of the danger. For instance, I'll have to say that the histo lab here is wonderful in that it has such good ventilation (ie., extraction) that there is none of the usual chemical smell - no xylene, alcohol, specials chemicals that often assaults the senses in histology. Vendors that come here are amazed. Tim Morken Supervisor, Electron Microscopy and Neuromuscular Special Studies UC San Francisco Medical Center San Francisco, CA -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Mike Tighe Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 6:31 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu (histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu) Subject: [Histonet] Yahoo link Anybody wonder who has the most harzardous job to your health? We're Number One!!! http://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-15-jobs-that-are-most-damaging-to-your-health-155706120.html Mike ___ 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: Yahoo link
Well, Shirley, you are actually an Angel, so nothing will ever stop you!! (from an old Georgia Society hand). Tim Morken Supervisor, Electron Microscopy and Neuromuscular Special Studies UC San Francisco Medical Center San Francisco, CA -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Shirley A. Powell Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 9:18 AM To: Histonet Subject: [Histonet] Yahoo link When I entered the profession I was told the average life expectancy of a histotechs was 20 years from hiring. That scared me but I was already hooked. I have been doing this 51 years, so maybe good laboratory practices can help, in spite of bad ventilation and all those other dangers mentioned. Shirley Powell Antique Histotech -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Paula Pierce Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 11:40 AM To: Morken, Timothy; Histonet Subject: Re: [Histonet] RE: Yahoo link Just what I was thinking. We will never get enough new students now! With proper training and equipment, we do the job safely! And you can drown in an inch of water. Is that in the MSDS! Paula K. Pierce, HTL(ASCP)HT President Excalibur Pathology, Inc. 5830 N Blue Lake Dr. Please note new address! Norman, OK 73069 405-759-3953 Lab 405-759-7513 Fax www.excaliburpathology.com From: Morken, Timothy timothy.mor...@ucsfmedctr.org To: 'Mike Tighe' mti...@trudeauinstitute.org; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu (histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu) histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Tuesday, December 3, 2013 10:24 AM Subject: [Histonet] RE: Yahoo link Great. Just what we need. Even so, we in the business can take these lists with a grain of K4[Fe(CN) 6] * 3H 2 O since we know that suitable precautions preclude most of the danger. For instance, I'll have to say that the histo lab here is wonderful in that it has such good ventilation (ie., extraction) that there is none of the usual chemical smell - no xylene, alcohol, specials chemicals that often assaults the senses in histology. Vendors that come here are amazed. Tim Morken Supervisor, Electron Microscopy and Neuromuscular Special Studies UC San Francisco Medical Center San Francisco, CA -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Mike Tighe Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 6:31 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu (histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu) Subject: [Histonet] Yahoo link Anybody wonder who has the most harzardous job to your health? We're Number One!!! http://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-15-jobs-that-are-most-damaging-to-your-health-155706120.html Mike ___ 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 mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] RE: Yahoo link
We're #1! We're #1! We're #1! We're #1! We're #1! I didn't think anyone knew we existed. -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Shirley A. Powell Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 11:18 AM To: Histonet Subject: [Histonet] Yahoo link When I entered the profession I was told the average life expectancy of a histotechs was 20 years from hiring. That scared me but I was already hooked. I have been doing this 51 years, so maybe good laboratory practices can help, in spite of bad ventilation and all those other dangers mentioned. Shirley Powell Antique Histotech -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Paula Pierce Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 11:40 AM To: Morken, Timothy; Histonet Subject: Re: [Histonet] RE: Yahoo link Just what I was thinking. We will never get enough new students now! With proper training and equipment, we do the job safely! And you can drown in an inch of water. Is that in the MSDS! Paula K. Pierce, HTL(ASCP)HT President Excalibur Pathology, Inc. 5830 N Blue Lake Dr. Please note new address! Norman, OK 73069 405-759-3953 Lab 405-759-7513 Fax www.excaliburpathology.com From: Morken, Timothy timothy.mor...@ucsfmedctr.org To: 'Mike Tighe' mti...@trudeauinstitute.org; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu (histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu) histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Tuesday, December 3, 2013 10:24 AM Subject: [Histonet] RE: Yahoo link Great. Just what we need. Even so, we in the business can take these lists with a grain of K4[Fe(CN) 6] * 3H 2 O since we know that suitable precautions preclude most of the danger. For instance, I'll have to say that the histo lab here is wonderful in that it has such good ventilation (ie., extraction) that there is none of the usual chemical smell - no xylene, alcohol, specials chemicals that often assaults the senses in histology. Vendors that come here are amazed. Tim Morken Supervisor, Electron Microscopy and Neuromuscular Special Studies UC San Francisco Medical Center San Francisco, CA -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Mike Tighe Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 6:31 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu (histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu) Subject: [Histonet] Yahoo link Anybody wonder who has the most harzardous job to your health? We're Number One!!! http://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-15-jobs-that-are-most-damaging-to-your-health-155706120.html Mike ___ 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 This electronic mail and any attached documents are intended solely for the named addressee(s) and contain confidential information. If you are not an addressee, or responsible for delivering this email to an addressee, you have received this email in error and are notified that reading, copying, or disclosing this email is prohibited. If you received this email in error, immediately reply to the sender and delete the message completely from your computer system. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] RE: Yahoo link
Amen to that!! 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 Morken, Timothy Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 12:22 PM To: 'Shirley A. Powell'; Histonet Subject: [Histonet] RE: Yahoo link Well, Shirley, you are actually an Angel, so nothing will ever stop you!! (from an old Georgia Society hand). Tim Morken Supervisor, Electron Microscopy and Neuromuscular Special Studies UC San Francisco Medical Center San Francisco, CA -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Shirley A. Powell Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 9:18 AM To: Histonet Subject: [Histonet] Yahoo link When I entered the profession I was told the average life expectancy of a histotechs was 20 years from hiring. That scared me but I was already hooked. I have been doing this 51 years, so maybe good laboratory practices can help, in spite of bad ventilation and all those other dangers mentioned. Shirley Powell Antique Histotech -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Paula Pierce Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 11:40 AM To: Morken, Timothy; Histonet Subject: Re: [Histonet] RE: Yahoo link Just what I was thinking. We will never get enough new students now! With proper training and equipment, we do the job safely! And you can drown in an inch of water. Is that in the MSDS! Paula K. Pierce, HTL(ASCP)HT President Excalibur Pathology, Inc. 5830 N Blue Lake Dr. Please note new address! Norman, OK 73069 405-759-3953 Lab 405-759-7513 Fax www.excaliburpathology.com From: Morken, Timothy timothy.mor...@ucsfmedctr.org To: 'Mike Tighe' mti...@trudeauinstitute.org; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu (histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu) histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Tuesday, December 3, 2013 10:24 AM Subject: [Histonet] RE: Yahoo link Great. Just what we need. Even so, we in the business can take these lists with a grain of K4[Fe(CN) 6] * 3H 2 O since we know that suitable precautions preclude most of the danger. For instance, I'll have to say that the histo lab here is wonderful in that it has such good ventilation (ie., extraction) that there is none of the usual chemical smell - no xylene, alcohol, specials chemicals that often assaults the senses in histology. Vendors that come here are amazed. Tim Morken Supervisor, Electron Microscopy and Neuromuscular Special Studies UC San Francisco Medical Center San Francisco, CA -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Mike Tighe Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 6:31 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu (histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu) Subject: [Histonet] Yahoo link Anybody wonder who has the most harzardous job to your health? We're Number One!!! http://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-15-jobs-that-are-most-damaging-to-your-health-155706120.html Mike ___ 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 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
[Histonet] RE: Yahoo link
Thanks Tim. You are sweet. People keep asking me when I was going to retire and I told them never, they will have to carry me out feet first. I think loving my job has kept me going this long. :) sp -Original Message- From: Morken, Timothy [mailto:timothy.mor...@ucsfmedctr.org] Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 12:22 PM To: Shirley A. Powell; Histonet Subject: RE: Yahoo link Well, Shirley, you are actually an Angel, so nothing will ever stop you!! (from an old Georgia Society hand). Tim Morken Supervisor, Electron Microscopy and Neuromuscular Special Studies UC San Francisco Medical Center San Francisco, CA -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Shirley A. Powell Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 9:18 AM To: Histonet Subject: [Histonet] Yahoo link When I entered the profession I was told the average life expectancy of a histotechs was 20 years from hiring. That scared me but I was already hooked. I have been doing this 51 years, so maybe good laboratory practices can help, in spite of bad ventilation and all those other dangers mentioned. Shirley Powell Antique Histotech -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Paula Pierce Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 11:40 AM To: Morken, Timothy; Histonet Subject: Re: [Histonet] RE: Yahoo link Just what I was thinking. We will never get enough new students now! With proper training and equipment, we do the job safely! And you can drown in an inch of water. Is that in the MSDS! Paula K. Pierce, HTL(ASCP)HT President Excalibur Pathology, Inc. 5830 N Blue Lake Dr. Please note new address! Norman, OK 73069 405-759-3953 Lab 405-759-7513 Fax www.excaliburpathology.com From: Morken, Timothy timothy.mor...@ucsfmedctr.org To: 'Mike Tighe' mti...@trudeauinstitute.org; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu (histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu) histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Tuesday, December 3, 2013 10:24 AM Subject: [Histonet] RE: Yahoo link Great. Just what we need. Even so, we in the business can take these lists with a grain of K4[Fe(CN) 6] * 3H 2 O since we know that suitable precautions preclude most of the danger. For instance, I'll have to say that the histo lab here is wonderful in that it has such good ventilation (ie., extraction) that there is none of the usual chemical smell - no xylene, alcohol, specials chemicals that often assaults the senses in histology. Vendors that come here are amazed. Tim Morken Supervisor, Electron Microscopy and Neuromuscular Special Studies UC San Francisco Medical Center San Francisco, CA -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Mike Tighe Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 6:31 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu (histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu) Subject: [Histonet] Yahoo link Anybody wonder who has the most harzardous job to your health? We're Number One!!! http://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-15-jobs-that-are-most-damaging-to-your-health-155706120.html Mike ___ 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 mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
RE: [Histonet] RE: Yahoo link
Maybe it's all the chemicals that keep all of the lovely ladies of histology so well preserved :) Thanks-Pam Right Place, Right Time, Right Move with RELIA! Thank You! Pam M. Barker Pam Barker President/Senior Recruiting Specialist-Histology RELIA Solutions Specialists in Allied Healthcare Recruiting 5703 Red Bug Lake Road #330 Winter Springs, FL 32708-4969 Phone: (407)657-2027 Cell: (407)353-5070 FAX: (407)678-2788 E-mail: rel...@earthlink.net www.facebook.com/PamBarkerRELIA www.linkedin.com/in/reliasolutions www.twitter.com/pamatrelia -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Shirley A. Powell Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 12:26 PM To: Morken, Timothy Cc: Histonet Subject: [Histonet] RE: Yahoo link Thanks Tim. You are sweet. People keep asking me when I was going to retire and I told them never, they will have to carry me out feet first. I think loving my job has kept me going this long. :) sp -Original Message- From: Morken, Timothy [mailto:timothy.mor...@ucsfmedctr.org] Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 12:22 PM To: Shirley A. Powell; Histonet Subject: RE: Yahoo link Well, Shirley, you are actually an Angel, so nothing will ever stop you!! (from an old Georgia Society hand). Tim Morken Supervisor, Electron Microscopy and Neuromuscular Special Studies UC San Francisco Medical Center San Francisco, CA -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Shirley A. Powell Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 9:18 AM To: Histonet Subject: [Histonet] Yahoo link When I entered the profession I was told the average life expectancy of a histotechs was 20 years from hiring. That scared me but I was already hooked. I have been doing this 51 years, so maybe good laboratory practices can help, in spite of bad ventilation and all those other dangers mentioned. Shirley Powell Antique Histotech -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Paula Pierce Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 11:40 AM To: Morken, Timothy; Histonet Subject: Re: [Histonet] RE: Yahoo link Just what I was thinking. We will never get enough new students now! With proper training and equipment, we do the job safely! And you can drown in an inch of water. Is that in the MSDS! Paula K. Pierce, HTL(ASCP)HT President Excalibur Pathology, Inc. 5830 N Blue Lake Dr. Please note new address! Norman, OK 73069 405-759-3953 Lab 405-759-7513 Fax www.excaliburpathology.com From: Morken, Timothy timothy.mor...@ucsfmedctr.org To: 'Mike Tighe' mti...@trudeauinstitute.org; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu (histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu) histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Tuesday, December 3, 2013 10:24 AM Subject: [Histonet] RE: Yahoo link Great. Just what we need. Even so, we in the business can take these lists with a grain of K4[Fe(CN) 6] * 3H 2 O since we know that suitable precautions preclude most of the danger. For instance, I'll have to say that the histo lab here is wonderful in that it has such good ventilation (ie., extraction) that there is none of the usual chemical smell - no xylene, alcohol, specials chemicals that often assaults the senses in histology. Vendors that come here are amazed. Tim Morken Supervisor, Electron Microscopy and Neuromuscular Special Studies UC San Francisco Medical Center San Francisco, CA -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Mike Tighe Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 6:31 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu (histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu) Subject: [Histonet] Yahoo link Anybody wonder who has the most harzardous job to your health? We're Number One!!! http://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-15-jobs-that-are-most-damaging-to-your-hea lth-155706120.html Mike ___ 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 mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet ___ Histonet mailing list
RE: [Histonet] RE: Yahoo link
Good one, Pam! :-) Beatrice DeBrosse-Serra HT(ASCP)QIHC Isis Pharmaceuticals Antisense Drug Discovery 2855 Gazelle Ct. Carlsbad, CA 92010 760-603-2371 -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Pam Barker Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 9:48 AM To: 'Shirley A. Powell'; 'Morken, Timothy' Cc: 'Histonet' Subject: RE: [Histonet] RE: Yahoo link Maybe it's all the chemicals that keep all of the lovely ladies of histology so well preserved :) Thanks-Pam Right Place, Right Time, Right Move with RELIA! Thank You! Pam M. Barker Pam Barker President/Senior Recruiting Specialist-Histology RELIA Solutions Specialists in Allied Healthcare Recruiting 5703 Red Bug Lake Road #330 Winter Springs, FL 32708-4969 Phone: (407)657-2027 Cell: (407)353-5070 FAX: (407)678-2788 E-mail: rel...@earthlink.net www.facebook.com/PamBarkerRELIA www.linkedin.com/in/reliasolutions www.twitter.com/pamatrelia -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Shirley A. Powell Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 12:26 PM To: Morken, Timothy Cc: Histonet Subject: [Histonet] RE: Yahoo link Thanks Tim. You are sweet. People keep asking me when I was going to retire and I told them never, they will have to carry me out feet first. I think loving my job has kept me going this long. :) sp -Original Message- From: Morken, Timothy [mailto:timothy.mor...@ucsfmedctr.org] Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 12:22 PM To: Shirley A. Powell; Histonet Subject: RE: Yahoo link Well, Shirley, you are actually an Angel, so nothing will ever stop you!! (from an old Georgia Society hand). Tim Morken Supervisor, Electron Microscopy and Neuromuscular Special Studies UC San Francisco Medical Center San Francisco, CA -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Shirley A. Powell Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 9:18 AM To: Histonet Subject: [Histonet] Yahoo link When I entered the profession I was told the average life expectancy of a histotechs was 20 years from hiring. That scared me but I was already hooked. I have been doing this 51 years, so maybe good laboratory practices can help, in spite of bad ventilation and all those other dangers mentioned. Shirley Powell Antique Histotech -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Paula Pierce Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 11:40 AM To: Morken, Timothy; Histonet Subject: Re: [Histonet] RE: Yahoo link Just what I was thinking. We will never get enough new students now! With proper training and equipment, we do the job safely! And you can drown in an inch of water. Is that in the MSDS! Paula K. Pierce, HTL(ASCP)HT President Excalibur Pathology, Inc. 5830 N Blue Lake Dr. Please note new address! Norman, OK 73069 405-759-3953 Lab 405-759-7513 Fax www.excaliburpathology.com From: Morken, Timothy timothy.mor...@ucsfmedctr.org To: 'Mike Tighe' mti...@trudeauinstitute.org; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu (histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu) histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Tuesday, December 3, 2013 10:24 AM Subject: [Histonet] RE: Yahoo link Great. Just what we need. Even so, we in the business can take these lists with a grain of K4[Fe(CN) 6] * 3H 2 O since we know that suitable precautions preclude most of the danger. For instance, I'll have to say that the histo lab here is wonderful in that it has such good ventilation (ie., extraction) that there is none of the usual chemical smell - no xylene, alcohol, specials chemicals that often assaults the senses in histology. Vendors that come here are amazed. Tim Morken Supervisor, Electron Microscopy and Neuromuscular Special Studies UC San Francisco Medical Center San Francisco, CA -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Mike Tighe Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 6:31 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu (histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu) Subject: [Histonet] Yahoo link Anybody wonder who has the most harzardous job to your health? We're Number One!!! http://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-15-jobs-that-are-most-damaging-to-your-hea lth-155706120.html Mike ___ 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
[Histonet] off site frozen sections
We perform frozen sections in several off-site locations-hospitals and surgery centers. Pathologists travel to perform the service (we stopped sending techs with them-they prefer having a tech, but it took 2 people away when the pathologist is capable of performing the technical aspects, and are required for the diagnosis.). We have a medical director and CLIA license at the surgery centers since a diagnosis is occurring. Our pathologists serve as the medical directors of the hospital locations where we offer this service. In most facilities we assigned responsibility for the upkeep and maintenance to staff in that lab. At a couple (surgery centers where there isn't a lab) we routinely send a tech to do routine maintenance on the stain line and cryostat. If the pathologist is coming to our main lab location, they bring the specimen and slides with them. Otherwise they leave it for our courier to bring with their routine pick-ups. For close surgery centers, the pathologists call to see if the surgery is running as scheduled. For sites that are further away, unfortunately they sometimes have to wait because the surgery is not running on-time. Donna Millard Director of Anatomic Pathology Physicians Reference Laboratory, LLC 7800 W. 110th Street,Overland Park, KS 66210 Direct: 913-339-0485 Fax: 913-319-4156 -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edumailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Hutton, Allison Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 11:16 AM To: 'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu' Subject: [Histonet] off site frozen sections I am curious to find out if there is anybody out there that performs frozen sections off site (i.e hospital owned surgery center) and then performs the remaining pathology at the main hospital. We are currently looking into doing this and are stumbling over the logistics of how to make this happen. Any insight would be appreciated Thanks, Allison CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This message and any included attachments are from Physicians Reference Laboratory, LLC and are intended only for the addressee.The information contained in this message is confidential and may constitute inside or non-public information under international, federal, or state securities 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 or you may call PRL's corporate offices in Overland Park, Kansas, U.S.A at (913)338-4070 ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] RE: off site frozen sections
We do this using Remote Meeting Technologies. There is a camera mounted on the scope, the histotech grosses, stains, and drives the microsope, Pathology reads remotely and calls the surgeon. Then tissue is sent to the main campus for processing from one facility. The other facility is set up to process and send finished slides. Laurie -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Hutton, Allison Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 10:16 AM To: 'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu' Subject: [Histonet] off site frozen sections I am curious to find out if there is anybody out there that performs frozen sections off site (i.e hospital owned surgery center) and then performs the remaining pathology at the main hospital. We are currently looking into doing this and are stumbling over the logistics of how to make this happen. Any insight would be appreciated Thanks, Allison ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet __ The contents of this message may contain private, protected and/or privileged information. If you received this message in error, you should destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies, and you are prohibited from retaining, distributing, disclosing or using any information contained within. Please contact the sender and advise of the erroneous delivery by return e-mail or telephone. Thank you for your cooperation. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
RE: [Histonet] RE: Amended Reports
This is just one method ( manual right now-no automation or barcoding- which I feel helps). But anyhow the SOP is that the name/specimen information has to be cross checked at each pre-analytic step ( transport manifest, accessioning, grossing, embedding, microtomy, stained slides for example). Each person has responsibility to stop/hold a specimen for an issue at any task. Identification or label discrepancies noticed at accessioning or grossing, are called to the submitting facility/clinician who is responsible to send someone when possible to re-label/identify. They sign a waiver/re-label form taking responsibility for the accuracy of the relabeled information.Do not normally send the specimen back, or normally reject due to the irreplaceable nature of many specimens, but if anything is amiss, this is documented at each check point. A copy of the re-label form is retained with the specimen requisition that travels to the Pathologist. The final call to reject or send back any really mis-identified specimen is at the discretion of the pathologist. Joelle Weaver MAOM, HTL (ASCP) QIHC From: lcolb...@pathmdlabs.com To: ll...@aipathology.com; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2013 17:09:06 + CC: Subject: [Histonet] RE: Amended Reports The specimen container and requisition should always be compared before accessioning. If the name on the specimen container label and the name on the requisition do not match, we do not accept the specimen. It should be sent back to be properly labeled. Laurie Colbert, HT (ASCP) -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of LeAnn Lang Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 7:42 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Amended Reports I need your help with the following situation. We receive specimens from an outside hospital and the specimen request slip and specimen container are given the accession number at that location. Once it is received in our laboratory, we process the specimen. A situation came up recently where the outside hospital mixed up the paperwork on three cases (so the wrong request slip was placed with the wrong specimen container, but it was not caught in our laboratory because they did not all come together). Anyhow, long story short, the original reports got reported as: The specimen request slip is labeled as Joe Smith and the specimen container is labeled as Jane Doe. The specimen consists of After the reports were finalized, and sent back to the clinician, the mistake was identified. We made amended reports on our end to correct everything per CAP guidelines. The problem we are now running into is that the Medical Records dept is telling us that we are in HIPAA violation by having the two patient names on the report. I see their point, but don't know any other way of doing this. Anyone else ever deal with a situation like this? If so, how do you handle it? Thank you! LeAnn ** LeAnn Lang Associates in Pathology Practice Administrator Phone: 715-847-0075 (ext 50259) ll...@aipathology.com mailto:ll...@aipathology.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 mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
RE: [Histonet] Nails falling off slides
What works for me is this.First I face the block (we don't use any prepared softeners just regular processing) and then put the block in ammonia water ( 1%) in a small container on my coldplate and let it soak for a few minutes. I usually try not to go over 5 minutes but have gone over that once or twice without problems. I then rinse about 10- 15 seconds. I place the block back on my cold plate...allow it to get really cold. I cut at 2.5 - 3 microns. USE POSITIVELY CHARGED SLIDES. Once you cut the slides...(I usually cut about 3-6 slides so that I can choose the best ones) put them in an oven for some time to DRY THOROUGHLY. We usually let them dry overnight for the best results . We pick the best ones the next day for HE and PASF. Now... sometimes we still have them wash off, but most of the time all or part stays on at least a few slides. I have been in this business for at least 25 years and this is an old method that we used back in the day. It isn't perfect but does seem to get pretty good results. I wouldn't use less than pos. charged slides though. Hope that helps youP.S. We have to let the pathologists know that they have to be patient when it comes to nails or else they will get washed off slides. -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Jill Cox Sent: Friday, November 22, 2013 7:48 AM To: Histonet@Lists. Edu Subject: [Histonet] Nails falling off slides Hi All, I know this has been mentioned a few times but need some help with nails falling off charged slides for HE and PAS stains. I use Statlab nail prep softener and also use the good charged slides. I heat them 2 times for 25 minutes each. Is there an adhesive I can put on slide? Albumin? Any help would be much appreciated, thanks in advance.. Jill Cox HT, (ASCP) Histology Manager Arrowhead Dermatology 7747 W Deer Valley Rd Ste 250 Peoria AZ 85382 480-257-7222 ___ 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] Issue with Henry's Wonder Wax Enhanced
Sounds like it may be static...try giving the blocks a little water . Put a little water in a small container on your cold plate and either dip a gauze into the water and pat the block just before cutting ( while in the chuck on the microtome) or place the block directly into the cold water for a few sec./min. before putting on the chuck to cut. -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Sandra Cheasty Sent: Monday, November 25, 2013 9:59 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Cc: lca...@svm.vetmed.wisc.edu; langet...@svm.vetmed.wisc.edu; Barbara J Reese Subject: [Histonet] Issue with Henry's Wonder Wax Enhanced Hello fellow Techs, Has anyone noticed a change in the Henry's Wonder Wax, Enhanced? (Used for embedding, not infiltrating.) We have noticed that it is a lot stickier when we are sectioning. (To our picks, forceps, and fingers.) We have checked our temperatures, and all is well. I have asked the company, but they have not replied. Can anyone recommend another embedding paraffin? (We switched from Paraplast Plus about a year ago when we noticed changes after the original manufacturer was bought out.) Thank you, and have a safe food and family filled Thanksgiving! Sandy Sandra Cheasty Histology Necropsy Supervisor UW-Madison, School of Veterinary Medicine ___ 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] rat's hind paw skin
Barry has jolted me into noticing...thanks. I occasionally prepare such specimens for Pwax for IHC to detect PGP9.5-positive nerve fibres in the epidermis. Sostd 10% Formalin fixation ( us PFA if you must : I fix for 24 hrs minimumno problem if longer fixed ) and processing. I get the researcher to place the fresh dissected footpad sample onto filter paper, so it fixes flat ( otherwise it might curl). Doesn't matter if it comes off after fixation.it will stay flat during processing. Sure, if you are concerned that it will not stay flat, use plastic mesh inserts to sandwich the skin...place them in std plastic processing cassettes. If you are looking for melanin, you will see it on a HE, if it is present. Appreciate any comments on this, Barry. Always grateful for further insights. Carl ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
RE: [Histonet] RE: offsite frozen sections
I would like to see the photos. Robert A. Eytalis Laboratory Manager robert-eyta...@riversidehealthcare.net Phone: (815) 935-7256 ext. 5186 (815) 935-7535 Fax (815) 935-7068 Riverside Medical Center 350 N. Wall Street - Kankakee, IL 60901 http://mail.riversidehealthcare.net/owa/redir.aspx?C=qIzWpCGMNkq2SuiIt1v_2X7GmC1aOtAI7VlOiEQ974hhCQzwyDH6yJklmjoBIK92OWDFwivhIZs.URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.riversidemc.net%2f | http://mail.riversidehealthcare.net/owa/redir.aspx?C=qIzWpCGMNkq2SuiIt1v_2X7GmC1aOtAI7VlOiEQ974hhCQzwyDH6yJklmjoBIK92OWDFwivhIZs.URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.facebook.com%2fRiversideMC From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] on behalf of Douglas Porter [doug.por...@caplab.org] Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 10:40 AM To: 'Weems, Joyce K.'; 'Hutton, Allison'; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: RE: [Histonet] RE: offsite frozen sections We have converted an ambulance to a mobile frozen section lab. We have a cryostat, microscope, eyewash station, etc., etc.. It, because it is a lab, is inspection by CAP on a regular two year rotation like our other labs. If you are interested, let me know and I'll send you some pictures to better demonstrate what we've done. We just drive to the location where the surgery is taking place and do the frozen section right there, on site. I say we, I mean our pathologist drives the mobile lab to the site, does the frozen section and returns with the specimen. They get their frozen section results by cell phone and we follow up with the hard copy report or fax copy. It's actually quite slick! Douglas A. Porter, HT (ASCP) Grossing Technician IT Coordinator Cancer Registrar CAP-Lab, PLC 2508 South Cedar Street Lansing, MI 48910-3138 517-372-5520 (phone) 517-372-5540 (fax) doug.por...@caplab.org www.caplab.org The information contained in this message may be privileged and/or confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, forwarding or capture of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify me immediately by return e-mail and delete this and all copies. Thank-you. -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Weems, Joyce K. Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 11:24 AM To: 'Hutton, Allison'; 'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu' Subject: [Histonet] RE: off site frozen sections Our nearby surgery centers send the frozens to us. We have a distant hospital where the frozens are performed and the rest of the path is sent here, along with slides, etc. The pathologists rotate going to that hospital. Hope this helps, j 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 Hutton, Allison Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 11:16 AM To: 'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu' Subject: [Histonet] off site frozen sections I am curious to find out if there is anybody out there that performs frozen sections off site (i.e hospital owned surgery center) and then performs the remaining pathology at the main hospital. We are currently looking into doing this and are stumbling over the logistics of how to make this happen. Any insight would be appreciated Thanks, Allison ___ 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
RE: [Histonet] RE: Amended Reports
I really like the idea of a waiver/re-label form. Other than approval from the Laboratory Director, did you have to get approval from any other departments to put this form into use? -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of joelle weaver Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 1:43 PM To: Laurie Colbert; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: RE: [Histonet] RE: Amended Reports This is just one method ( manual right now-no automation or barcoding- which I feel helps). But anyhow the SOP is that the name/specimen information has to be cross checked at each pre-analytic step ( transport manifest, accessioning, grossing, embedding, microtomy, stained slides for example). Each person has responsibility to stop/hold a specimen for an issue at any task. Identification or label discrepancies noticed at accessioning or grossing, are called to the submitting facility/clinician who is responsible to send someone when possible to re-label/identify. They sign a waiver/re-label form taking responsibility for the accuracy of the relabeled information.Do not normally send the specimen back, or normally reject due to the irreplaceable nature of many specimens, but if anything is amiss, this is documented at each check point. A copy of the re-label form is retained with the specimen requisition that travels to the Pathologist. The final call to reject or send back any really mis-identified specimen is at the discretion of the pathologist. Joelle Weaver MAOM, HTL (ASCP) QIHC From: lcolb...@pathmdlabs.com To: ll...@aipathology.com; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2013 17:09:06 + CC: Subject: [Histonet] RE: Amended Reports The specimen container and requisition should always be compared before accessioning. If the name on the specimen container label and the name on the requisition do not match, we do not accept the specimen. It should be sent back to be properly labeled. Laurie Colbert, HT (ASCP) -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of LeAnn Lang Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 7:42 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Amended Reports I need your help with the following situation. We receive specimens from an outside hospital and the specimen request slip and specimen container are given the accession number at that location. Once it is received in our laboratory, we process the specimen. A situation came up recently where the outside hospital mixed up the paperwork on three cases (so the wrong request slip was placed with the wrong specimen container, but it was not caught in our laboratory because they did not all come together). Anyhow, long story short, the original reports got reported as: The specimen request slip is labeled as Joe Smith and the specimen container is labeled as Jane Doe. The specimen consists of After the reports were finalized, and sent back to the clinician, the mistake was identified. We made amended reports on our end to correct everything per CAP guidelines. The problem we are now running into is that the Medical Records dept is telling us that we are in HIPAA violation by having the two patient names on the report. I see their point, but don't know any other way of doing this. Anyone else ever deal with a situation like this? If so, how do you handle it? Thank you! LeAnn ** LeAnn Lang Associates in Pathology Practice Administrator Phone: 715-847-0075 (ext 50259) ll...@aipathology.com mailto:ll...@aipathology.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 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: Stainer/coverslipper question
Hi Brett, I have used the Prisma Stainer with the film coverslipper connected, and loved them both. The Prisma stainer can hold 3 racks of 20 slides, so it is very nice for high volume. Our current stainer only holds one rack of 20, and slides can get backed up. The coverslipper is extremely fast and very trouble-free. I have heard that Sakura's glass coverslipper is good. We currently use the ClearVue glass coverslipper from Thermo, and it works well. Laurie Colbert, HT (ASCP) -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Connolly, Brett M Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 12:38 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Stainer/coverslipper question Hello all, We are looking at options for automated stainer/glass coverslipper workstations. I browsed the Histonet archives and see many varied love/hate responses from over the years about reliability, need to babysit, bubbles etc. and I am wondering if things have improved as many past inquiries were fairly old. From the archives, it seems that Lieca ST5020/CV5030 and the Sakura (Tissue-Tek) Prisma/Glas g2 are the main players. Our HE workload is highly varied, but we want to also use the workstation for dehydrating and coverslipping our immuno slides that come off our IHC stainer in H2O. I would appreciate your recommendations/experiences. Thanks much, Brett Brett M. Connolly, Ph.D. Principal Scientist, Imaging Dept. Merck Co., Inc. PO Box 4, WP-44K West Point, PA 19486 brett_conno...@merck.com T- 215-652-2501 F- 215-993-6803 Notice: This e-mail message, together with any attachments, contains information of Merck Co., Inc. (One Merck Drive, Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, USA 08889), and/or its affiliates Direct contact information for affiliates is available at http://www.merck.com/contact/contacts.html) that may be confidential, proprietary copyrighted and/or legally privileged. It is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity named on this message. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by reply e-mail and then delete it from your system. ___ 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: Stainer/coverslipper question
Brett, We just received our new Symphony from Ventana and we love it!! Lori A. Harris, HT (ASCP) 541-768-6078 Histology Section Lead GSRMC Pathology Lab 3600 NW Samaritan Drive Corvallis, OR 97330 -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Connolly, Brett M Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 12:38 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Stainer/coverslipper question Hello all, We are looking at options for automated stainer/glass coverslipper workstations. I browsed the Histonet archives and see many varied love/hate responses from over the years about reliability, need to babysit, bubbles etc. and I am wondering if things have improved as many past inquiries were fairly old. From the archives, it seems that Lieca ST5020/CV5030 and the Sakura (Tissue-Tek) Prisma/Glas g2 are the main players. Our HE workload is highly varied, but we want to also use the workstation for dehydrating and coverslipping our immuno slides that come off our IHC stainer in H2O. I would appreciate your recommendations/experiences. Thanks much, Brett Brett M. Connolly, Ph.D. Principal Scientist, Imaging Dept. Merck Co., Inc. PO Box 4, WP-44K West Point, PA 19486 brett_conno...@merck.com T- 215-652-2501 F- 215-993-6803 Notice: This e-mail message, together with any attachments, contains information of Merck Co., Inc. (One Merck Drive, Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, USA 08889), and/or its affiliates Direct contact information for affiliates is available at http://www.merck.com/contact/contacts.html) that may be confidential, proprietary copyrighted and/or legally privileged. It is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity named on this message. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by reply e-mail and then delete it from your system. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] RE: Yahoo link
Old Histologists never die, they're just well fixed... Claire From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] on behalf of Morken, Timothy [timothy.mor...@ucsfmedctr.org] Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 11:22 AM To: 'Shirley A. Powell'; Histonet Subject: [Histonet] RE: Yahoo link Well, Shirley, you are actually an Angel, so nothing will ever stop you!! (from an old Georgia Society hand). Tim Morken Supervisor, Electron Microscopy and Neuromuscular Special Studies UC San Francisco Medical Center San Francisco, CA -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Shirley A. Powell Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 9:18 AM To: Histonet Subject: [Histonet] Yahoo link When I entered the profession I was told the average life expectancy of a histotechs was 20 years from hiring. That scared me but I was already hooked. I have been doing this 51 years, so maybe good laboratory practices can help, in spite of bad ventilation and all those other dangers mentioned. Shirley Powell Antique Histotech -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Paula Pierce Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 11:40 AM To: Morken, Timothy; Histonet Subject: Re: [Histonet] RE: Yahoo link Just what I was thinking. We will never get enough new students now! With proper training and equipment, we do the job safely! And you can drown in an inch of water. Is that in the MSDS! Paula K. Pierce, HTL(ASCP)HT President Excalibur Pathology, Inc. 5830 N Blue Lake Dr. Please note new address! Norman, OK 73069 405-759-3953 Lab 405-759-7513 Fax www.excaliburpathology.com From: Morken, Timothy timothy.mor...@ucsfmedctr.org To: 'Mike Tighe' mti...@trudeauinstitute.org; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu (histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu) histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Tuesday, December 3, 2013 10:24 AM Subject: [Histonet] RE: Yahoo link Great. Just what we need. Even so, we in the business can take these lists with a grain of K4[Fe(CN) 6] * 3H 2 O since we know that suitable precautions preclude most of the danger. For instance, I'll have to say that the histo lab here is wonderful in that it has such good ventilation (ie., extraction) that there is none of the usual chemical smell - no xylene, alcohol, specials chemicals that often assaults the senses in histology. Vendors that come here are amazed. Tim Morken Supervisor, Electron Microscopy and Neuromuscular Special Studies UC San Francisco Medical Center San Francisco, CA -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Mike Tighe Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 6:31 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu (histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu) Subject: [Histonet] Yahoo link Anybody wonder who has the most harzardous job to your health? We're Number One!!! http://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-15-jobs-that-are-most-damaging-to-your-health-155706120.html Mike ___ 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 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
