[Histonet] COnsult Reporting

2018-03-22 Thread Cartun, Richard via Histonet
I know I asked this question before, but I can't find my notes. If you provide a diagnostic consultation on pathology slides, do you need a separate report with a new "Date-of-Service" (the date that the consult is requested) for reporting and billing purposes? Thank you. Richard Richard W.

Re: [Histonet] IHC validation

2018-03-22 Thread Allan Wang via Histonet
How are labs validating for rarer biomarkers like ALK, ROS1, or MMR loss? Following the guideline of 10 positive cases may be difficult. I've seen other companies with control slides just with a few engineered cell lines as positive and negative controls. Is that enough for validation alone? We

Re: [Histonet] IHC validation

2018-03-22 Thread Morken, Timothy via Histonet
I've used hundreds of TMA's from Pantomics and Biochain with great results. https://pantomics.com/ https://www.biochain.com/ Tim Morken Pathology Site Manager, Parnassus Supervisor, Electron Microscopy/Neuromuscular Special Studies Department of Pathology UC San Francisco Medical Center

Re: [Histonet] IHC validation

2018-03-22 Thread Dessoye, Michael via Histonet
Can anyone recommend a vendor that they've had good luck with for TMA slides? Michael J. Dessoye, M.S. | Histology/Toxicology/Special Chemistry Supervisor |  Commonwealth Health Laboratory Services | mjdess...@commonwealthhealth.net | 575 N. River Street | Wilkes Barre, PA 18764 | Tel:

[Histonet] Leica CV5030

2018-03-22 Thread Hall, Scott via Histonet
What does everyone do with their Xylene bath at the end of the day. Cover it and turn off or cover it and take it out? Just wondering Scott Hall Senior Histotechnician Nationwide Children's Hospital ___ Histonet mailing list

Re: [Histonet] IHC validation

2018-03-22 Thread Ana Maluenda via Histonet
Hi Terri, This is actually a very valid note. This has been in my mind for years, but never had the chance to put in action in a research environment (I always try to bring to the research field the efficiency and money saving strategies we use in diagnostics). Where do you usually order your