[Histonet] Slide and Block Storage

My laboratory provides professional services to some clients and technical services to others. The question has recently come up, who should store blocks and slides when the pathologist and histology laboratory are different companies? - Dan ___

[Histonet] Phinney, Sara is out of the office.

I will be out of the office starting 04/29/2010 and will not return until 05/03/2010. I will be out of the office on Friday April 30 and returning Monday, April 3. If you require technical assistance please dial 1-800-248-0123. For all other matters please call Timm Piper at 617-653-2605. ___

RE: [Histonet] Billing for Prostate Biopsies

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[Histonet] Billing for Prostate Biopsies

Can anyone tell me what/how prst bx are billed ?? Helayne Parker, HT (A.S.C.P.) ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet

[Histonet] FISH Validation

Hello All in Histoland,   I am once again requesting your expertise in the Molecular FISH world of validation.  I am treading on unfamiliar territory here.    I am very familiar with validation for histology and IHC, but not FISH.  I was requested to gather information regarding how many cases

Re: [Histonet] inconsistent staining after quarterly decon

Hi Carol, We use (2) benchmarks in our lab but use Amphyl to decon. After decon, we flush with water by "priming" the systems and then we "purge" reaction buffer and ez prep fluid back into the lines.   Purge alcohol thru the liquid coverslip lines to make sure all the water evaporates out of t

[Histonet] Cost per slide

Hello,  Does anyone know how much it costs to run a slide for urine cytology (cytospin). Thanks, ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet

[Histonet] Histology Technician Opening

Scott & White Hospital, a Multispecialty hospital and clinic serving as the primary clinical teaching facilities for Texas A&M University College of Medicine in Temple, Texas has an opening in the histology laboratory for a histology technician. Today, Scott & White Healthcare is a fully integr

[Histonet] inconsistent staining after quarterly decon

Has anyone else ever experienced inconsistent staining on immunos after the quarterly decontamination of their Benchmark? I think the Lysol IC is still in the lines after numerous water flushes. Thank you for any input or suggestions. Carol Bryant, CT (ASCP) Cytology/Histology Manager Pathology

[Histonet] Processing problem

Hi everyone, We are having a problem with a processing artifact that looks like very pale staining in splotches just above the junction between the epidermis and dermis but not extending all the way to the skin surface, and not everywhere at the position. One of the processors had a clog in a

RE: [Histonet] MAILING BIOPSIES

There are different regulations for the classification of your specimens. DOT and IATA are the guidelines to follow, and then FedEx & UPS have their specific additional regulations. If your specimens are suspected or known to be infectious substances, then you will need to adhere to Class B UN3373

[Histonet] "field" histology - how to do it?

Fellow Histonetters, I'm preparing to accompany a group of dentists and doctors (including a dermatologist) to Belize in a few months. They have decided to add histology to what they are offering the people down there and I have been asked to participate. Has anybody ever done anything like

RE: [Histonet] MAILING BIOPSIES

Sarah, The IATA (International air transport association) has all the rules for shipping and receiving. of biological substances (UN3373). We have to be certified every year as we are a biorepository and ship and receive from all over the world. We get blocks, slides serum, plasma, whole blood and

[Histonet] MAILING BIOPSIES

HISTONETTERS I was wondering if there are any REGS out = there about mailing formalin filled biopsies thru UPS or FED EX other than = the special package and the spill pad. Anyone have any knowledge about the subject? Thanks Pathology Supervisor Kathy Ba=

RE: [Histonet] microwave tissue

Give your pathologist a blind study and have them tell you which are microwave and which are conventional processed. This will tell you "where" the problem lies! -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf