[Histonet] Number of blocks

2012-10-25 Thread Dorothy Ragland-Glass
It was annouced by a histo lab manager that techs are expected to cut 40-50 blocks per hour. That seems to me to be rather high. I don't see quality slides being turned out. It is quantity and profit above patient care. I am old school, and I remember something about quality and patient first.

RE: [Histonet] Number of blocks

2012-10-25 Thread Dorothy Ragland-Glass
- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Mike Pence Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 8:50 AM To: Dorothy Ragland-Glass; Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: RE: [Histonet] Number of blocks As a histo lab supervisor I

Re: [Histonet] Number of blocks

2012-10-25 Thread Dorothy Ragland-Glass
Thanks to all that responded to my question on productivity. Marvin Hanna mha...@histosearch.com wrote: Hi Rene and Histonetters, Thanks Rene. I posted the articles on Histosearch. http://www.histosearch.com/ADP9ProductivityStandards.pdf http://www.histosearch.com/ADP10StaffingBenchmarks.pdf

Re: [Histonet] Unregistered techs

2012-05-28 Thread Dorothy Ragland-Glass
Dorothy R. Glass, BS,HTL(ASCP),IHC You are so right about the good old days when you would prove who you were and sit for a paper not computer exam at a medical school close to you. I sat for the HTL in 1988. I was so proud to call myself a Histologist after being trained at a School of