We do the same process as Linda does here at Beaumont.
Sue
Sue Hunter, Supervisor
Advanced Diagnostics
Beaumont Health System
Royal Oak MI
248-898-5146
shun...@beaumont.edu
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From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Sebree Linda A
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 4:34 PM
To: 'Vickroy, Jim'; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] RE: CAP survey Question
We also have Ultras Jim. We don't print out the run logs. IHC personnel
review the controls before they go to a pathologist in order to catch any
problems. The pathologists are supposed to review the controls associated with
each case they sign out. Our pathology report has a statement included that
the negative and positive controls have stained appropriately. By signing off
on each case, the pathologist is attesting to the fact that he has indeed
reviewed the controls...we do not police them.
So far, this works for us.
Linda A. Sebree
University of Wisconsin Hospital Clinics IHC/ISH Laboratory
600 Highland Ave.
Madison, WI 53792
(608)265-6596
FAX: (608)262-7174
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From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Vickroy, Jim
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 2:51 PM
To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] CAP survey Question
For a long time I have had our IHC techs print out the run logs from each IHC
run on the Benchmark Ultras. The techs then check the slides to make sure the
positive and negative controls have worked properly before the slides are sent
to the individual pathologists. The pathologists are also supposed to check
the controls before looking at the patient slides. Lately in the interest of
reducing turnaround time I have been asked why we run the log reports and have
a tech look over the controls before they send them to the pathologists since
the pathologist will also evaluate the controls. I have been doing this
because I wanted the documentation that someone reviewed the controls each time
an IHC stain was done. I believe if the pathologists would document someplace
that the control slides were reviewed before the patient slides were viewed
then I could eliminate the techs looking over the controls also. Problem is
how are others documenting that the controls are reviewed? Is this done by the
techs, the pathologists, or both? We of course have also used this data for
quality assurance of our stains. Thanks for your help.
Jim
James Vickroy BS, HT(ASCP)
Surgical and Autopsy Pathology Technical Supervisor Memorial Medical Center
217-788-4046
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