Re: [Histonet] Dragon
I use Nuance Dragon for making video scripts, transcribing audio stripped out of video recordings, and for dictation of documents. Until one gets it trained it will create very humourous mondegreens of technical terms. But you can add terms like thromboembolic meningoencephalitis and extramedullary haematopoesis which it handles with glee. It is very fast and it can go as fast as I can talk. I have a very fine Shure desktop microphone and a Jabra headset. The Jabra headset sounds awful on audio recordings but is great for dictations. The Shure microphone sounds awesome but doesnt match the Jabra headset for dictation speed and accuracy. The worst thing about Dragon is that it is Windows-based and they dont have a Linux version and it doesnt run under Wine, so I have to reboot my machine and start windows when i want to use it. mModal is a 3M product. 3M medical is pretty stodgy and unfriendly and hard to get along with. E. Wayne Johnson, DVM Enable AgTech Beijing Terri Braud via Histonet wrote: We were using mModal and are in transition to Voicebrook which uses Dragon as a speech recognition set up with SQ CoPath for both grossing and microscopic dictations. We have mixed user feelings, too. Our PA who does the majority of the gross, uses it and has lots of templates preset to simplify the gross. She uses voice commands to navigate through CoPath. She is very fast and seldom has an error. With the pathologists, it's a bit of a mixed bag, somewhat dependent on how they embrace the technology change. Proper installation and set up, complete with templates is key. The use of a headset with mic seems to produce the best results as opposed to a gooseneck microphone. I hope this helps. Terri Terri L. Braud, HT(ASCP) Anatomic Pathology Supervisor HNL Labs, Holy Redeemer Hospital 1648 Huntingdon Pike Meadowbrook, PA 19046 ph: 215-938-3689 fax: 215-938-3874 Care, Comfort, and Heal Message: 5 Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2021 16:48:30 -0500 From: Amanda Coscetti To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Dragon Message-ID: <3d4a88a7-181e-47b2-b830-64437cae1...@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Does anyone use Dragon while grossing? We are looking at switching to Dragon and wanted some feedback for use in pathology. Currently, we use M*Modal for dictations and then have transcriptionists type all of the information in Cerner reports. Thanks!! Amanda -- Message: 6 Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2021 17:01:54 -0500 From: Cristi Rigazio To: Amanda Coscetti Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] Dragon Message-ID: <232b1a9f-8471-48f6-ae43-67b05f97c...@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 I used it exclusively in GI lab for years and loved it but we only did small biopsies, so it was super simple. We use it now throughout the system I work in and there are a variety of opinions. Some of the PAs love it and some really struggle. Same with the pathologists. So we live in dual worlds with both Dragon and MModal. If you would like to contact me separately I am happy to discuss! Thanks Cristi ___ 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] Histonet Digest, Vol 207, Issue 7
In all honesty, there is not a H stainer with all the reagents in pre-filled bottles/boxes that compares to the Ventana HE600. It is superior in quality of stain, safety to the user and environment, and or minimization of hands on for maintenance. Lastly the Ventana HE600 needs only 24 hrs post staining time for the slide to be filed. All other H stainers that use glass coverslips require at least 48 hrs post staining time before the slide can be filed. *John Frazier* *MT(ASCP), MBA* *Lean 6 Six Sigma Black Belt* *Healthcare Consultant* *C - 302-310-7567* *H - 704-847-0566* *wilfong1...@gmail.com * On Wed, Feb 10, 2021 at 1:00 PM wrote: > 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. Re: Microtome Recommendations (Bacon, Charles) >2. Motic EasyScan Pro and Pro 6 slide scanners (Long, Denise) >3. Re: H Stainers (John Frazier) >4. Re: H Stainers (s h) >5. Dragon (Amanda Coscetti) >6. Re: Dragon (Cristi Rigazio) >7. Cost per slide accounting (Rene Buss?) (Cheryl) >8. Re: H Stainers (John Frazier) > > > > -- Forwarded message -- > From: "Bacon, Charles" > To: "Pairan, Kelly" , " > histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2021 18:32:39 + > Subject: Re: [Histonet] Microtome Recommendations > Hi Kelly, > > We have tried several manufactures, as well as model types over the years. > We have had sliding microtomes (Microm, no longer available), and rotary > microtomes from, Leizt (old), AO (very old), and Leica. We have had several > models from Leica and prefer their durability. If you are manual, you are > hard pressed to find a more durable and reliable microtome than the "Leica > RM2125 RTS - The Essential Microtome" you can get the gross feed wheel in > "American (toward you)" or "European (away from you)" so be careful to ask > when ordering. If you are looking for Automatic we have 10 of the RM2255 > from Leica, which I think is now called "HistoCore AUTOCUT - Automated > Rotary Microtome." These are great and several of my techs have adopted the > use of a foot pedal to preserve their shoulders. Good luck and happy > shopping! > > Best, > > Chuck Bacon, HTL(ASCP)CM > Supervisor Histology > Baystate Medical Center > 361 Whitney Ave., Holyoke, MA 01040 > Telephone: 413-322-4786 Fax: 413-322-4790 > charles.ba...@baystatehealth.org > > -Original Message- > From: Pairan, Kelly > Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2021 10:30 AM > To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Subject: [Histonet] Microtome Recommendations > > Good Morning Histoland, > We're looking into requesting capital for a new microtome and we were > wondering what other labs were using and would recommend. > > Thanks for your feedback! > Kelly > > Kelly Pairan, BS, HT (ASCP)CM, QIHC (ASCP) > Histology Supervisor-Anatomic Pathology > Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine > Email: kelly.pai...@nationwidechildrens.org > ph: 614-722-5414 > fx: 614-722-3033 > > > > -- > Please view our annual report at http://www.bhannualreport.org > > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail communication and any attachments may > contain confidential and privileged information for the use of the > designated recipients named above. If you are not the intended recipient, > you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error > and that any review, disclosure, dissemination, distribution or copying of > it or its contents is prohibited. If you have received this communication > in error, please reply to the sender immediately or by telephone at > 413-794- and destroy all copies of this communication and any > attachments. For further information regarding Baystate Health's privacy > policy, please visit our Internet site at https://www.baystatehealth.org. > > > > > > -- Forwarded message -- > From: "Long, Denise" > To: histonet > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2021 19:28:31 + > Subject: [Histonet] Motic EasyScan Pro and Pro 6 slide scanners > Anyone out there using either the Motic EasyScan Pro and Pro 6 slide > scanners, maybe even the FS LIVE scanner version? > I would love to have some feedback on any of these instruments as well as > experience with the company service. > thanks, > Denise > > Denise M. Long, MS, HTL (ASCP) QIHC > University of Connecticut > Department of Pathobiology > Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory
Re: [Histonet] Dragon
We were using mModal and are in transition to Voicebrook which uses Dragon as a speech recognition set up with SQ CoPath for both grossing and microscopic dictations. We have mixed user feelings, too. Our PA who does the majority of the gross, uses it and has lots of templates preset to simplify the gross. She uses voice commands to navigate through CoPath. She is very fast and seldom has an error. With the pathologists, it's a bit of a mixed bag, somewhat dependent on how they embrace the technology change. Proper installation and set up, complete with templates is key. The use of a headset with mic seems to produce the best results as opposed to a gooseneck microphone. I hope this helps. Terri Terri L. Braud, HT(ASCP) Anatomic Pathology Supervisor HNL Labs, Holy Redeemer Hospital 1648 Huntingdon Pike Meadowbrook, PA 19046 ph: 215-938-3689 fax: 215-938-3874 Care, Comfort, and Heal Message: 5 Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2021 16:48:30 -0500 From: Amanda Coscetti To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Dragon Message-ID: <3d4a88a7-181e-47b2-b830-64437cae1...@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Does anyone use Dragon while grossing? We are looking at switching to Dragon and wanted some feedback for use in pathology. Currently, we use M*Modal for dictations and then have transcriptionists type all of the information in Cerner reports. Thanks!! Amanda -- Message: 6 Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2021 17:01:54 -0500 From: Cristi Rigazio To: Amanda Coscetti Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] Dragon Message-ID: <232b1a9f-8471-48f6-ae43-67b05f97c...@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 I used it exclusively in GI lab for years and loved it but we only did small biopsies, so it was super simple. We use it now throughout the system I work in and there are a variety of opinions. Some of the PAs love it and some really struggle. Same with the pathologists. So we live in dual worlds with both Dragon and MModal. If you would like to contact me separately I am happy to discuss! Thanks Cristi ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
