RE: [Histonet] Vantage in Grossing Room

You could consider using CoPath AB&T throughout--you would have that capability with the AB&T that you need to run a third party solution, but CoPath labels will not drive Ventana stainers, and that would require CoPath seat licenses for every workstation. Donna Millard Director of

[Histonet] RE: Xylene substitute for processing GI biopsies

requirements are getting stricter, and new IHC validation guidelenes just came out from CAP, so I would recommend validating. FYI-routinely our pathologists selected the slides with substitute processing over xylene processed (though it was close). Donna Millard Director of Anatomic Pathology Physicians

[Histonet] RE: Billing Question

ISH is a different bill-code--88365. The changes were made to 88342. Donna Millard Director of Anatomic Pathology Physicians Reference Laboratory, LLC 7800 W. 110th Street,Overland Park, KS 66210 Direct: 913-339-0485 Fax: 913-319-4156 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This message and any included

[Histonet] Re: Problems with processors and dehydration

lines once isn't going to fix the problem, but it's a possible explanation, especially if the last alcohol or the xylenes are contaminated with any water. Donna Millard Director of Anatomic Pathology Physicians Reference Laboratory, LLC 7800 W. 110th Street,Overland Park, KS 66210 Direc

[Histonet] Re: Pathology Protocols

us the needed support). I think almost all of them now love it-better patient safety and a lot less paperwork piled on the desks, shelves...and saved about .5 FTE in the histology lab sorting, matching, stapling, and shuffling reports, requisitions and cases. Good luck! Donna Millard Direc

Subject: [Histonet] Recuts/deepers

ually be due to embedding error-we are trying to put processes in place to capture this, and get techs to re-embed and note this to be fed back as well. Donna Millard Director of Anatomic Pathology Physicians Reference Laboratory, LLC 7800 W. 110th Street,Overland Park, KS 66210 Direct: 913-3

[Histonet] 2014 CMS/AMA IHC Changes

Roxanne, I agree with your interpretation, as does the director of our billing. Our coders are going to have fun. We are putting the burden of them to correctly bill / code according to payor, as accessioners and pathologists will not have the relevant information to make that call. Donna

[Histonet] Discontinuing Negative Reagent Controls for IHC

We happily discontinued use of negative controls a year ago, and it was a non-issue on CAP inspection. We do continue to run them on stains for Image, as that system was FDA approved and validated using a negative control. Donna Millard Director of Anatomic Pathology Physicians Reference

[Histonet] off site frozen sections

leave it for our courier to bring with their routine pick-ups. For close surgery centers, the pathologists call to see if the surgery is running as scheduled. For sites that are further away, unfortunately they sometimes have to wait because the surgery is not running on-time. Donna Millard Dir

[Histonet] Cytology processing staffing

ck is appreciated. Donna Millard Director of Anatomic Pathology Physicians Reference Laboratory, LLC 7800 W. 110th Street,Overland Park, KS 66210 Direct: 913-339-0485 Fax: 913-319-4156 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This message and any included attachments are from Physicians Reference Laboratory, LLC and are int

[Histonet] AB&T systems

features. Thanks Donna Millard, B.S. Histology Supervisor Physicians Reference Laboratory, LLC 7800 W. 110th Street Overland Park, KS 66210 Direct: 913-339-0485 Fax: 913-319-4156 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This message and any included attachments are from Physicians Reference Lab