Hi Tim,
One thing I did not anticipate that was an unfortunate eye opener.
When humans are given a scanner to read barcodes they seem to trust the
technology so much that they stop reading with their eyes.
We had an unfortunate incident where the wrong barcode label was placed onto a
To: Morken, Timothy; Histonet
Subject: [Histonet] RE: Barcoding specimen tracking, lessons you learned
Hi Tim,
One thing I did not anticipate that was an unfortunate eye opener.
When humans are given a scanner to read barcodes they seem to trust the
technology so much that they stop reading
Vinnie. I as well found some quirks with this technology and I'm glad you
brought up that it isn't perfect. I had a bog issue with the fact that you
couldn't scan all your cassettes when putting on the machine as I felt that was
the time errors needed to be noticed and fixed. Because finding
, April 24, 2012 4:25 PM
To: Della Speranza, Vinnie
Cc: Morken, Timothy; Histonet
Subject: Re: [Histonet] RE: Barcoding specimen tracking, lessons you learned
Vinnie. I as well found some quirks with this technology and I'm glad you
brought up that it isn't perfect. I had a bog issue with the fact
in order to protect the innocent I want to mention that the lost kidney
biopsy that was successfully found in a mountain of red bag waste occurred at
another facility and not where I am currently employed. This is one of those
experiences you never forget but fortunately had a happy ending
...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Della
Speranza, Vinnie
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 3:55 PM
To: Della Speranza, Vinnie; Kim Donadio
Cc: Histonet; Morken,Timothy
Subject: RE: [Histonet] RE: Barcoding specimen tracking, lessons you
learned
in order to protect the innocent I want to mention
