Anyone who is willing to share how they calculate their cost per slide, can you please email it to caroline.pr...@uphs.upenn.edu? Thanks!
-----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Lester Raff MD Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2012 2:20 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: FW: [Histonet] Devasting news on 88305TC component--Where the $18came from Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2012 12:35 PM To: 'histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu' Subject: RE: [Histonet] Devasting news on 88305TC component--Where the $18 came from The $18.00 figure came from an article published in Archives of Pathology and Lab Medicine: Pathology Economic Model Tool A Novel Approach to Workflow and Budget Cost Analysis in an Anatomic Pathology Laboratory David Muirhead, BSc; Patricia Aoun, MD, MPH; Michael Powell, MS, FASHP; Flemming Juncker, MBA; Jens Mollerup, MSc, PhD (Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2010;134:1164-1169) Thanks to Joe Plandowski of IOL for providing me with the reference. Lester J. Raff, MD Medical Director UroPartners Laboratory 2225 Enterprise Dr. Suite 2511 Westchester, Il 60154 Tel 708.486.0076 Fax 708.492.0203 -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Webster, Thomas S. Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 3:01 PM To: 'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu' Subject: [Histonet] Devasting news on 88305TC component I wish there was a way to put a positive spin on this but I can't think of any. We can only hope it kills off client billing somehow. Whomever the "stakeholder" was that told CMS a typical 88305 costs 18 bucks, I'd love to know how he/she came up with that number. It's insultingly low. http://www.acla.com/sites/default/files/ACLA%20comments%202012%20PFS%20p roposed%20rule%208-30-11_3.pdf I believe whoever it was had the goal to stop the proliferation of POLs. Wouldn't surprise me if they worked for a large national lab that had lost a lot of business to POLs. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including all attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. You may NOT use, disclose, copy or disseminate this information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail immediately. Please destroy all copies of the original message and all attachments. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated. Columbus Regional Hospital 2400 East 17th Street Columbus, Indiana 47201_______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this document in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message. _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet