We monitor room temp and record it as per CAP, and CLIA. Are you sure the
request wasn’t for monitoring room temp because of paraffin blocks, not slides?
The concern is for paraffin blocks melting, due to excessive heat.
Akemi Allison BS, HT/HTL (ASCP)
Pathology Manager
Monterey Bay GI
Okay I just got a weird request for monitoring the room temperature where I
have my slides for that I use for Histology. We are talking blank slides. I
have never heard of this before. Who else does this??? Apparently JCAHO
wants this.
Karen Heckford HT ASCP CE
Lead Histology Technician
Under CLIA regulations, all six elements of competency assessment must be
completed for every test a person performs, not just testing in general.Also
while CLIA does not specifically require assessment of the competency of
personnel performing only pre-analytic and post-analytic activities, it
Looking for a per diem histotech that can embed and cut our cases during
requested vacations throughout the year. We start our day between 430am-7am,
so any time to start in this time period works for us.
Please send resume to plu...@biopath.org or fax to 714-755-2984
Thank you,
Paula
Fountain
Hi Netters!
Happy Friday! My assistant is starting the Harford HT program online and we are
a Dermatology lab, program requires a few different normal tissues like lumen,
Uterus, Gallbladder, etc.. was wondering if anyone out there has taken same or
similar course and how did you acquire your
We set up our system this way -
Example:
A specimen for frozen is sent. You cut 2 blocks of frozen tissue, 2 levels ea.
The PA/Pathologist submits 3 additional blocks for a total of 5 blocks on the
specimen (1-2 are the previously frozen, 3-5 additional tissue) to be cut at
one level each.
1.
I always added competency for my staff in their annual evaluations. It did
include:Accessions specimens accurately ( pre-analytical)-ie: specimen
handlingKnows how to start and maintain tissue processor with competency (
pre-analytical)Grosses specimens accurately ( analytical) and high
Dear future Hartford HT online student,
This is a great course. Between the course work that they sent, Freida
Carson's text, workbook, and flip cards, I was able to pass the ASCP
test on my first attempt My online mentor and my in-house lab
mentor were the also great with both
ACK! Yep, my bad
Terri L. Braud, HT(ASCP)
Anatomic Pathology Supervisor
Holy Redeemer Hospital Laboratory
1648 Huntingdon Pike
Meadowbrook, PA 19046
Ph: 215-938-3676
Fax: 215-938-3874
-Original Message-
From: Cynthia Robinson [mailto:robin...@mercyhealth.com]
Sent: Friday, August 28,
Aren't fs CPT codes 88331 and 88332?
From: Terri Braud via Histonet [histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu]
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 1:05 PM
To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Cc: Cassandra P. Davis
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Frozen Section WL and Billing
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