We have recently moved to printed/barcoded labels for all of our slides. Each
pathologist has a mnemonic in our LIS (Meditech) that we use when assigning the
case. This mnemonic is picked up and printed on the slide label.
It has been a real help, especially on recuts and stains. We no longer
We don't have names on slides but I wish we did!! My first thought is that
there would be no more liability on having their name on the slide than on the
report. I don't understand the concern.
Joyce Weems
Pathology Manager
678-843-7376 Phone
678-843-7831 Fax
joyce.we...@emoryhealthcare.org
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Roger I've run into this exact issue as an LIS vendor.
The concern was that the name on the slide would somehow be construed as the
actual pathologist who performed the diagnosis, despite the fact that the
LIS maintained the identity of the pathologist who actually signed off the
case in it's data
