[Histonet] recycled alcohol versus reagent grade alcohol

2015-03-27 Thread Roy, Ryan
Hello Histonet, How do other labs test and verify the percent grade of alcohols and what is the assumed percent grade of reagent alcohol? We use recycled alcohols but today based on not having reagent grade we used 97% tested recycled as our flush. The reasoning behind this was that Reagent

[Histonet] Helicobacter pylori controls

2015-03-27 Thread Rhonda Ford
Does anyone have any extra Helicobacter pylori controls? Thanks. -- Rhonda Ford, Histology Lab Henry County Hospital 1000 North 16th Street New Castle, IN 47362 (765) 521-1148 ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu

[Histonet] Billing question

2015-03-27 Thread imhyper13
I have a question about billing practices for special stains and IHC. We have a single billing code for all of our group 1 special stains. (88312). For example, if you order an AFB, GMS and PASF, it would bill as 88312 x 3. How does everyone else bill in this scenario? We are being told

[Histonet] RE: recycled alcohol versus reagent grade alcohol

2015-03-27 Thread Debra Siena
Hi Ryan, Reagent grade alcohol can be purchased in different percentages such as 50% to 100%, etc. It depends on what you purchase.Reagent alcohol is simply a blend of three different alcohols, ethanol, methanol, and isopropyl and is created using a formula that is stated by the federal

Re: [Histonet] RE: recycled alcohol versus reagent grade alcohol

2015-03-27 Thread Pam Marcum
I would add to that once you open any alcohol and pour it or recap it poorly it will begin to absorb water from the rrom and the percentage is not 100%.  We use a hygrometer and even freshly opened alcohols lose to 1 to 4% on purity very quickly.  We live in a humid climate and some are much

[Histonet] IHC workshop

2015-03-27 Thread Segovia, Claudia
Hi, I am interested. Would you please send me more information? Also, do they have a workshop syllabus? Thank you, Claudia N. Segovia Senior Neurohistologist Antibody Specialist NeuroScience Associates 10915 Lake Ridge Drive Knoxville, TN 37934 865-675-2245 csego...@nsalabs.com STATEMENT OF

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2015-03-27 Thread Zimmerman, Billie
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[Histonet] RE: Billing question (imhype...@aol.com)

2015-03-27 Thread Gray, Ed
They may be referring to a separate CDM (Charge Description Master) each of which would then have the same CPT code attached. This would make it possible to put the stain name on a bill rather than the more generic CPT description. We don't go to the length of creating a CDM for each stain.

[Histonet] Staining dishes and slide racks for sale

2015-03-27 Thread Kimberly Marshall
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[Histonet] Looking for Newsletter Articles!!!

2015-03-27 Thread Shelly Coker
Hello Histonetters!  The Texas Society for Histotechnology is currently accepting articles for our Spring/Summer Histo*TEXas Newsletter!  We require sited sources for all articles and welcome students and professional histology personnel alike.  If you would like to submit an article for our