Re: [Histonet] Cost per test averages

I’m a vendor that sells an H staining product, so I’m not going to attempt to give you what the average cost per of a H stained slide. What I will tell you is that when looking at cost per slide you need to calculate more than your consumables. Those are going to be your capital cost. You also

Re: [Histonet] Unstained slides

thin a week, the PT decides to order some special procedure and > sometimes it is impossible "return" to the original block many times "almost > exhausted".Properly done storing unstained slides are extremely useful.René > >On Sunday, August 19, 2018 1:52 PM, &qu

Re: [Histonet] Unstained slides

I agree with Tim as well. This is what we advise our clients to do. It takes some coordination with the pathologist, but it is the best strategy for reducing unnecessary unstained slides. In the studies that we have performed only 10% of the unstained slides that are cut are you and the 90% are

Re: [Histonet] Unstained slides - how long are they good for?

I’m a histology workflow consultant that visits many AP laboratories each year. Almost every laboratory has a different retention policy. The average of most laboratories is to hold onto unstained slides for three weeks after final sign out. Typically the unstained slide can be held for a long

Re: [Histonet] Automated Embedder

Good afternoon Chris, I am a 6 Sigma Black Belt histology consultant with Ventana/Roche. I have visited many hospital, reference and research histology based labs over my 15 years of lab consulting and 20 years in the lab. In all those years, I have only seen 3 labs with the auto-embedders. 2 of

Re: [Histonet] Histopathology text recommendations

Histotechnology: A Self-Instructional Text Sent from my iPhone On May 19, 2018, at 5:17 PM, Saundra Ellis < saundra.el...@floridawomancare.com> wrote: Anything written by Freida Carson. Saundra Ellis Histology Supervisor Florida Woman Care Laboratory Cell (360) 513-9665 (best contact) FAX (813)

Re: [Histonet] Slide labels falling off- Slidemate AS

Stephanie I am a histology workflow consultant. I have seen this issue at several sites that use the Thermo PrintMate. It uses a thermal print head along with the print tape to put printed data onto the frosted edge of a slide. Xylene being strong solvent and can easily damaged this printing

Re: [Histonet] Slide labels or slide labeler

As a AP workflow consultant, I look at the pro’s and con’s of each system and come up with a plan or product that best meets the needs of the individual lab. With that being said here are the variable I consider: 1. Size or foot print vs. work space 2. Cost per unit (also keep in mind additional

Re: [Histonet] Blood donations for money

Here is a link to the Center for blood products evaluation and research (CBER) and the FDA that regulate this industry. I have consulted for this industry as a 6 sigma black belt and MT(ASCP). The level of compliance and regulatory standards that the plasma industry has to abide by puts most

Re: [Histonet] Blood donations for money

Under FDA guidelines plasmapheresis donor are held to a higher standard than red cell downers when it comes to qualifications. Plasmapheresis donors are required take a physical once a year by a registered nurse. Each plasma donor center must a medical director that can only be filled by a

Re: [Histonet] Histonet Digest, Vol 164, Issue 10 mycoplasma on agar

I would have the ordering physician to order a cold agglutinin on the patient. This is a a good indicator if Mycoplasma is present. Sent from my iPad > On Jul 14, 2017, at 4:23 PM, Steve McClain wrote: > > Too bad, Hoescht stain is rapid and sensitive (UV) for mycoplasma.

Re: [Histonet] specimen log in sheets

That's one of the most important aspects of the identity of the specimen. I would never consider dropping that. If anything I would consider dropping the patients name if the sign in sheet is in a public area due to HIPPA compliance Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 6, 2017, at 6:26 PM, Howery, Jeff

Re: [Histonet] heated block trimmers

The heated block trimmers are great for labs with a Bar Code tracking system. The heater will not impede the integrity of the Bar Code on the block in the process of removing paraffin, like scraping the block can do. Additionally, most people can de-wax multiple blocks at one time. The Shandon

Re: [Histonet] Survey!!!!!!

The one thing I would do is to make sure you choose a glass coverslip. Plastic is not good over time and varying temperatures. Sent from my iPad > On Apr 1, 2017, at 7:18 PM, Patsy Ruegg wrote: > > I have seen so many more problems with auto coverslippers, they break down,

Re: [Histonet] Histonet Digest, Vol 160, Issue 1

One last statement about recycling Xylene and Alcohol and I do not have a dog in the fight. *Many labs I visit have recyclers and many of those do not use them any more due to poor or inconsistent quality of the end product and overall disillusionment of the money or time they thought they would

Re: [Histonet] Recycled reagents in VIP processor

As a six sigma consultant to histology laboratories, it has been my experience that recycling xylene and alcohol overall is not a cost saver. When you factor in both capital dollars and operational dollars, the savings is neutral. In addition to the neutral cost in recycling, you have to concern

Re: [Histonet] Slide printers

The Thermo Slidemate and Prima are both good. The Thermo is small. It is designed for a microtome work station. If you find another company, I would be careful to ensure they can interface with your LIS and or cassette marker. You want continuity between the two makers and the LIS Sent from my

Re: [Histonet] Does anyone read the list on weekends?

Yes Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 19, 2015, at 1:24 PM, Lester Raff MD wrote: > > Color me Happy! > > > > http://www.chicagonow.com/downsize-maybe/2015/12/color-choice-made-easy-its-all-black-or-white/ > > > > Les Raff > ___

Re: [Histonet] Labeling formats

Additionally, we are all moving to a digital world of accessioning and labeling. The days of leaving out the "A" or "1" to indicate that there is only one part or one cassette need to become a process of the past. LIS as sighed labeling can not accommodate this format. Sent from my iPhone > On

Re: [Histonet] Missing specimen

You can not speculate. You have no chose but to wait on the DNA results. This could become a legal case at some point so there is good reason to not speculate but have indisputable proof Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 2, 2015, at 10:47 AM, Jennifer Clark wrote: > > > I have a

Re: [Histonet] Labeling formats

This is a format that I would recommend. To expand on that, using an "alpha" character for the part and " numeric for the cassettes makes better sense because there are few cases that have more than 26 parts (causing AA, AB, AC labeling rare), but there are many parts that have more than 26