Hi everyone- A number of people wanted a copy of the Fox article. Hopefully
anyone who emailed me directly got their pdf since I don't think the histonet
accepts group attachments. In case anyone else wants this great reference, I
posted it on my blog in a post hopefully viewable at the follow
Depending on how I dice up labor and materials, I come up with a cost per slide
(H&E), from receipt of specimen to the slide in the Path's hands ranging
everywhere from $6 to $9/ slide.
HELP? How do you distill your cost per slide??
Thanks,
Cheryl
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I was working with a dermpath, who's friend is a dermatologist setting up
their lab. They stopped dead in their tracks. I mean 88305s would be their
bread and butter.
Joe
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From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu]
It might be the antibody itself. We are seeing the same problem. My doctor
also thinks that our antibody is picking up normal flora also. Now, when I
QC the slides I have to go by morphology. We have a couple of reps coming by
to boast about their HP. Let you know how that works out.
Joe
-Ori
Hi,
I'm getting a lot of background staining on my HP's. We use a Ventana
BenchmarkXT with ultraView DAB. The problem seems to be escalating of
late, and I'm not sure why. We use Hollande's on our GI biopsies, and run
them on a shorter run. Nothing has changed in the processing of the
specimens
So true!
Patsy Ruegg, HT(ASCP)QIHC
Ruegg IHC Consulting, LLC
40864 Arkansas Ave
Bennett, CO 80102
Phone: 303-644-4538
Fax: 720-859-4110
pru...@ihctech.net
-Original Message-
From: Morken, Timothy [mailto:timothy.mor...@ucsfmedctr.org]
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 2:10 PM
To: Patsy Rue
Could be, but my point, maybe not clear in my answer, is that you should check
with your accrediting agency before an inspection and not assume that they will
follow what CAP has said it will do.
Tim
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From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-bo
I wish there was a way to put a positive spin on this but I can't think of
any. We can only hope it kills off client billing somehow.
Whomever the "stakeholder" was that told CMS a typical 88305 costs 18 bucks,
I'd love to know how he/she came up with that number. It's insultingly low.
http://
Bone with metal implants will require ground sections prepared from methyl
methacrylate embedded samples, microtome sections even using tungsten
carbide knives and MMA embedding cannot usually be done in my experience.
Patsy Ruegg, HT(ASCP)QIHC
Ruegg IHC Consulting, LLC
40864 Arkansas Ave
Bennett,
The thing is in my opinion that having the backing of CAP on this issue is a
good argument to make to CLIA for why you are not doing negatives for
polymer based detection IHC work, at least you will have some documentation
to cover your decision.
Patsy Ruegg, HT(ASCP)QIHC
Ruegg IHC Consulting, LLC
Mary,
Look into Primera Technologies. They have a slide printer that would be ideal
for your situation. The distributer for them is Creative Waste Solutions
http://cwsincorp.com/
Talk to Rex.
We've had the slide printer for a while now and really like it. Rumor has it
that they may be comi
Yes Jesus, Thats what I was saying in short. This code isnt specific to a
private lab, so those who think its only going to be private labs hurt by this
they are wrong.
and while I appreciate your positive spin on this. This is beyond devistating.
I have worked in labs already where because o
Rene J Buesa *** REPLY SEPARATOR ***
On 05/11/2012 at 09:44 a.m. Rene J Buesa wrote:
Estimado Carlos:
Adjunto está el trabajo de Fox et al y, como parece que te interesa el tema, te
he adjuntado también dos trabajos míos sobre fijación con formol.
Saludos
René J.
From: C.D.G.
Our hospital will be looking into a cassette = and slide labeler. We
are a small lab with a volume of about 4000 surgicals= . I would
appreciate any suggestions on the company and model that has work= ed
will for others. This may be a stand alone saystem that is not hook up
Hi All, Do you have a protocol for formalin fixation (and processing to FFPE)
of a previously snap frozen piece of tissue? Or advice as to the best method of
snap freezing for such a process (assume isopentane slurry)? We have done this
for several tissues with our standard fixation and processi
This is for all of not matter if you are a POL, Hospital, and Reference. But
read the remainder of the other cuts that are coming down. We just need to do
things smarter and also look at our process to improve, I still think we have
a outlook,, it is not as bright in the past though.
-Ori
I am not in a POL, nor private lab. 88305 is our bread and butter. Being part
of a large national organization, some of their labs will weather it out,
however, I am in a town of 33,000 people and the only local laboratory.. We are
already in competition with clinicians who choose to send them t
88305 is the most common code anywhere, hospitals POL.
From: Bernice Frederick
To: "Webster, Thomas S." ;
"'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu'"
Sent: Monday, November 5, 2012 11:22 AM
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Devasting news on 88305TC component
Bear in mind
Good Morning,
We are currently looking for a registered HT or HTL to work in a busy
university laboratory. We are at the University of Arkansas for Medical
Sciences in Little Rock. This is a full time position requiring someone with a
clinical Histology background with processing, embedding,
I agree with Rene, Barry, etc.
Geoff
On 11/3/2012 2:41 PM, Gudrun Lang wrote:
Hi histonetters!
I'm just attending a histo-course, where the teacher told us his opinion
about overfixation.
For him overfixation takes place in any formaldehyde solution with a
concentration above 5%. This should
Bear in mind it only 88305. 't's not the only CPT code we use for billing. Just
all those biopsies..Yes, that will mess up those independent labs that just
do biopsies.
Bernice
Bernice Frederick HTL (ASCP)
Senior Research Tech
Pathology Core Facility
ECOGPCO-RL
Robert. H. Lurie Cancer Center
It is terrible for anyone that works in an AP lab. There will be job loss from
this and some labs will close their doors. There is a lot of blame for this to
go around. I blame "client billing" the most. The government is tired of being
the "pull through" business for labs that are doing the TC
Yes, it is a general reeduction.
René J.
From: Kim Donadio
To: "Kienitz, Kari" ; "Nails, Felton"
; 'Jesus Ellin' ; 'Cristi
Rigazio' ; Brendal Finlay
Cc: "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" ;
"Webster, Thomas S."
Sent: Monday, November 5, 2012 11:03 AM
Sub
Hi Histonetters.
I was curious as to what measures or thoughts anyone had regarding the news
from CAP about CMS cutting the 88305 TC by 52%.
This is a devastating thought and from the news letter it is supposed to start
1/1/13 and I dont see anywhere in here where it says specifically POL's
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