RE: [Histonet] Sectioning on different microtomes

2009-01-24 Thread Bartlett, Jeanine (CDC/CCID/NCZVED)
I simply align my block holder to match up with the block. We get many outside blocks so I have learned to be pretty good at this. From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu on behalf of kristen arvidson Sent: Sat 1/24/2009 7:11 AM To: histonet Subject: [Hi

[Histonet] Re: CPT coding during accession

2009-01-24 Thread Robert Richmond
Tere Hodges at St. Mary's Hospital in Tucson, Arizona asks: >>When you put in charges as a preliminary charge ... do you over bill or under >>bill? I have always stayed under while putting in charges and then audit the >>doctor's charges the next day. Example: colon segment other then tumor... b

Re: [Histonet] Sectioning on different microtomes

2009-01-24 Thread Rene J Buesa
Meet with your techs and ask about which angle they prefer and why. Get to a consensus about a "compromise angle" they all can agree with and IMPLEMENT the angle. Put it in the SOP and check that everybody complies. René J. --- On Sat, 1/24/09, kristen arvidson wrote: From: kristen arvidson S

[Histonet] Sectioning on different microtomes

2009-01-24 Thread kristen arvidson
How are people lining up the microtomes so they cut in approximately the plane.  I use the old fashioned "test paraffin block" method but it just seems so time consuming and it doesn't always yield the best results especially if you are having techs line up there own.  Our paths have complained