I am having trouble getting my pathologists to understand that their lack of
standardization or consistency in ordering special stains and IHC is resulting
in such low volumes that many of the stains or antibodies are not cost
effective for us to run. They seem to think that the way they each
individually order certain stains based on preference or comfort level in
reading is a norm amongst all pathologists. I am hoping to get some feedback
from anyone willing in order to find out if they are correct or if my point of
standardizing their methods is valid. For anyone willing to share, could you
please let me know what types of protocols or panels you have established for
different types of tissues or different types of cancers that are SOP for each
of those cases. I know some cases require flexibility and variation, but we
have very little in terms of standardization that each pathologist follows.
Thanks!
Brandon Pohl MAT, HTL (ASCP)
Histology Supervisor
Swedish American Hospital
Rockford, IL 61104
815-489-4279
bp...@swedishamerican.org
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