Re: [Histonet] Coverslipper

On Thursday, January 16, 2020, 04:05:46 PM EST, Margaryan, Naira via Histonet wrote: Happy Thursday, We would like to sell our slightly used but in excellent condition Dako Coverslipper which was purchased in 2010 (purchase price was $ 25K). The instrument can handle up to 600

[Histonet] Old control blocks

Hi everyone, Just want to put a question out there. . . . How long can we keep control blocks (paraffin embedded tissue) before they go bad?  I just went through our old control blocks in our filing container and some of our control blocks have dates as far back as 10 years ago.  They have

[Histonet] Authorization forms

Hi Everyone, I'm looking for some help in creating an authorization form for patients who want to pickup their own slides to take with themto their second opinion doctor or surgeon appointment.  I don't know all the legal jargon to use but I want to type up a form for the patient to sign that

[Histonet] Quality Assessment (QA)

Hello Histonetter's and Happy New Year! I have a question concerning Histology Quality Assessment (QA) and what that would look like.  We are a tiny GI histology lab that has been opened for only a few years.  My last CLIA inspection last month went well, but the inspector said that we needed

[Histonet] New employees

Greetings all, Does anyone have a new employee check-off worksheet that they would be willing to share for histotech's?Thanks in advance! Elaine Hoffman ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu

[Histonet] Fw: Validation

On Monday, February 8, 2016 2:37 PM, Elaine allison Hoffman wrote: Hello everyone, Would anyone be willing to share their validation protocols with me?  We are a small GI lab and we will be moving our lab to another location, into a new building.  So I

[Histonet] Pay Scale

Greetings all, I need to get an update on the most recent pay scale for a certified histotech vs a non-certified histotech in Northern Ohio region.  Also other various descriptions as well, like starting pay, experienced histotech pay, manager/supervisor pay, HT vs HTL, etc.Any input would be

[Histonet] Competency Assessments

Greeting everyone in Histo-land, I'm still working on a competency assessment procedure but I have a question that needs clarification.  According to CAP, "A laboratory must evaluate and document the competency of all testing personnel for each test system.  A TEST SYSTEM is the process that

[Histonet] IHC hand staining

Greetings Histonetters, I need some information on "hand" immuno-staining.  We are a small GI lab doing Giemsa stains on H. Pylori right now, but the Lab Director wants me to look into IHC hand staining for H.Pylori.  Anybody out there doing hand staining and willing to give me a protocol to

[Histonet] CLIA regulations in Histology

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