[Histonet] CAP checklikst for pathology lab

[Пешков Максим]

Dear histonetters, can you send me, pleasse, the last pdf version cap checklist 
for pathology lab? Or reference where I can download it.
Sincerely,
Maxim Peshkov,
Russia,
Taganrog.
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Re: [Histonet] GI Pathology Req's

[Eileen Akemi Allison]

Just an FYI- We do not have a LIS System!  The GI CEO and administrator DOES 
NOT want to invest in a LIS System! Our pathologists are contracted, so they 
just go with the flow… which is difficult for me to have support to upgrade our 
system.

As usual, we are an after thought! When I came here 4 years ago, I thought I 
was in a time machine and had been transported back to 1989 before they had lab 
computers or LIS Systems! We are currently using “PCM”.  It is geared towards 
GI MD’s and their practice. It is a system which is used for scheduling and all 
patient information. It interfaces with the billing system. This system was in 
place before I got here.  

Currently, my assistant has to create a Path Report and type in gross, etc… 
then the pathologist types in his microscopic findings and sign’s the report. 
Everything is hard copy….. I have basically time warped to before the 90’s when 
I created all these workload recording forms up.

We have hard copy req forms which are hand written by the nurses in endoscopy 
with all the patient and specimen information.  We do have an automated 
cassette printer, but we hand write slides.   We hand write an embedding log 
with # of number of pieces in the cassette, etc…for QC purposes.  I hand write 
CPT charges on a hard copy and submit to the billing dept.  Nothing is bar 
coded, etc…. It is better now that I have an assistant. 

The endoscopy center has upgraded to “Provation”. It interfaces with our 
current “PCM” (Prime Clinical Management System) which is antiquated!  The new 
computer system for scheduling and billing is "Athena Healthcare” it is geared 
for billing and appointment scheduling etc We are also interfaced with 
Elkay?  and are in training now and go live August 11th! 

We are still going to have to do the same procedure with pathology as usual, 
but we have to create the templates again!  They are not getting us a LIS 
system to interface! 

Oh wait, I’ve been a histologist for 50 years and still going strong!  It’s 
frustrating, but at least I live in a beautiful area! 

Akemi Allison BS, HT/HTL (ASCP)
Pathology Manager
Monterey Bay GI Consultants Laboratory
23 Upper Ragsdale Drive, Suite 200
Monterey, CA 93940
W: Email: aalli...@montereygi.com 
H: Email: akemiat3...@gmail.com 
Tele: (831) 375-3577 X117
Cell: (408) 335-9994

> On Jun 29, 2015, at 7:05 PM, Cristi Rigazio  wrote:
> 
> I am not at work right now but we have some great ideas.  What EMR and LIS 
> are you using?
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Jun 29, 2015, at 6:04 PM, Eileen Akemi Allison  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello Histolandl! 
>> 
>> I would like to reach out to all of you who do GI pathology.  Our facility 
>> is going through a computer systems change for our endoscopy center, as well 
>> as the upstairs doctors offices, billing department, and the AP lab. I was 
>> wondering if any of you would care to share your GI requisition form. We 
>> would like to incorporate a new version for our endoscopy center. I would 
>> greatly appreciate it. Please send to my email address.
>> 
>> Thank you in advance for your assistance!
>> 
>> Akemi Allison BS, HT/HTL (ASCP)
>> Pathology Manager
>> Monterey Bay GI Consultants Laboratory
>> 23 Upper Ragsdale Drive, Suite 200
>> Monterey, CA 93940
>> W: Email: aalli...@montereygi.com 
>> H: Email: akemiat3...@gmail.com 
>> Tele: (831) 375-3577 X117
>> 
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[Histonet] GI Pathology Req's

[Eileen Akemi Allison]

Hello Histolandl! 

I would like to reach out to all of you who do GI pathology.  Our facility is 
going through a computer systems change for our endoscopy center, as well as 
the upstairs doctors offices, billing department, and the AP lab. I was 
wondering if any of you would care to share your GI requisition form. We would 
like to incorporate a new version for our endoscopy center. I would greatly 
appreciate it. Please send to my email address.

Thank you in advance for your assistance!

Akemi Allison BS, HT/HTL (ASCP)
Pathology Manager
Monterey Bay GI Consultants Laboratory
23 Upper Ragsdale Drive, Suite 200
Monterey, CA 93940
W: Email: aalli...@montereygi.com 
H: Email: akemiat3...@gmail.com 
Tele: (831) 375-3577 X117


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Re: [Histonet] billing question

[Weems, Joyce K.]

Breast for margins is an 88307.

Joyce Weems
Pathology Manager
678-843-7376 Phone
678-843-7831 Fax
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Sent: Monday, June 29, 2015 1:12 PM
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Subject: [Histonet] billing question

I am looking for advice on a current billing problem.

Breast specimens: We recieve the lumpectomy with orienting sutures - 88307 
along with that are the accompanying margins (inferior, superior, medial, etc). 
 Our breast surgeon has been placing orienting sutures on all of her margins.  
We had previously been billing under the assumption that the unsutured margins 
were 88305, but now with the sutures should we be billing an 88307 or still 
88305 since they are margins?

Thank you in advance for your help

Allison

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Re: [Histonet] CAP Question

[Michael Ann Jones]

It does seem like a bit much, but that¹s what we did
All antibodies, we ran, exact same lot # ran 3 on one machine and 3 on
another.

Michael Ann
Michael Ann Jones, HT (ASCP)
Histology Manager
Metropath
7444 W. Alaska Dr. #250
Lakewood, CO 80226
303.634.2511
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On 6/29/15, 11:33 AM, "Paula Sicurello"  wrote:

>Good Morning Netters,
>
>How many antibodies are y'all testing to meet the CAP guideline
>(COM.04250) that requires comparison testing of equipment performing the
>same test (autostainers, for instance) twice a year?
>
>I read it as requiring all antibodies are tested on all platforms, but
>that
>seems a bit much.
>
>Enquiring minds want to know.
>
>Thanks a bunch!
>
>Paula
>
>
>
>
>Paula Sicurello, HTL (ASCP)CM
>
>Histotechnology Specialist
>
>UCSD Medical Center
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>(P): 619-543-2872
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[Histonet] CAP Question

[Paula Sicurello]

Good Morning Netters,

How many antibodies are y'all testing to meet the CAP guideline
(COM.04250) that requires comparison testing of equipment performing the
same test (autostainers, for instance) twice a year?

I read it as requiring all antibodies are tested on all platforms, but that
seems a bit much.

Enquiring minds want to know.

Thanks a bunch!

Paula




Paula Sicurello, HTL (ASCP)CM

Histotechnology Specialist

UCSD Medical Center

200 Arbor Drive

San Diego, CA 92103

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[Histonet] billing question

[Eck, Allison]

I am looking for advice on a current billing problem.

Breast specimens: We recieve the lumpectomy with orienting sutures - 88307
along with that are the accompanying margins (inferior, superior, medial, etc). 
 Our breast surgeon has been placing orienting sutures on all of her margins.  
We had previously been billing under the assumption that the unsutured margins 
were 88305, but now with the sutures should we be billing an 88307 or still 
88305 since they are margins?

Thank you in advance for your help

Allison

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[Histonet] FT NIGHT (3rd shift) POSITION DELRAY BCH FL

[Delray Beach Pathology Kari Simeone]

Hi Histonetters! We are looking for a full time licensed histotech here in our 
very busy Delray Florida Dermatology Lab. This is a permanent full time NIGHT 
SHIFT (40 hours) position with benefits (medical/401k/vacation) and shift 
differential. THIS IS A DRUG FREE WORKPLACE. Background check, personality test 
and drug test will be necessary. Sorry, no relocation assistance provided.


***PLEASE NO HEAD HUNTERS/PLACEMENT SERVICES***!!!

Email your resume to lengim...@leavittmgt.com 
if interested.

*full time position Mon-Fri or Sun-Thurs 6PM-2:30AM
*MUST be licensed as a FL HISTOTEHCNOLOGIST ONLY (will be working solo half of 
your shift)
*MUST have at LEAST 2 years experience (dermatology preferred) Please DO NOT 
respond if no EXPERIENCE!
*VERY proficient in embedding and microtomy
*must be self motivated, reliable and a team player
*knowledge in operating Ventana and Leica equipment desired (not necessary)
*some IHC experience preferred

Kari M Simeone
561.819.6517 fax
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Re: [Histonet] Leica Cerebro

[Sheila Miller]

Curious to know if any Softpath users are using Leica Cerebro?
-Sheila

-Original Message-
From: Morken, Timothy [mailto:timothy.mor...@ucsf.edu] 
Sent: Friday, June 26, 2015 4:52 PM
To: Histonet
Subject: [Histonet] Leica Cerebro


Pam, we considered Cerebro a couple years ago but it was not really ready for 
prime time yet. It did not have the capability to link with our Cerner Copath 
Plus at that time.

However, we did go see it live in some stand-alone labs and it looked very nice 
and well thought out

The two major issue we ran up against, with Cerebro and Ventana Vantage, is 
that 1) Copath requires installation of their Advanced Barcoding and Tracking 
system (AB&T)  in order to communicate with ANY third party system, which means 
you would have two full-featured barcoding systems installed. That does not 
make financial sense. We originally considered other systems besides AB&T 
because at the time we evaluated it several years ago it was very rudimentary 
and not nearly as full featured as Cerebro or Vantage. But before we made a 
final decision AB&T had been brought up to pretty much the same level in 
functionality.
Secondly, Copath AB&T, when used as middleware for another system, will not 
allow bi-directional communication, except for status updates (ie, when a block 
is scanned and it's staus changes from Embedded to Cut, the third party system 
can send that message to Copath for registration). What is NOT allowed is to 
enter blocks, stains, etc into the third party system and have that information 
written back to the Copath database. Therefore, any additions must be made in 
Copath. That limits a third party system to tracking only.

Because of those two major constraints we installed AB&T alone. It works very 
well and we are happy with it. The only downside is that Copath has very poor 
statistical reporting capabilities so you have to either download report data 
to Excel or some other program and do analysis there, or install a third party 
system to build reports off the Copath database.

Tim Morken
Pathology Site Manager, Parnassus
Supervisor, Electron Microscopy/Neuromuscular Special Studies Department of 
Pathology UC San Francisco Medical Center




[Histonet] Leica 
cerebo

Pam 
DeFazio
 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 04:53:58 
-0700

Anyone using this?   We use cerner copath.  Thoughts?

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[Histonet] fat pad smears for amyloid

[Nancy Schmitt]

Good Morning!

How are you pretreating fat pad smears for amyloid?  Fixing in 95% and then air 
drying before staining?  We are running them on an Artisan stainer.

Thanks for your input-
Nancy Schmitt MLT, HT(ASCP)
United Clinical Laboratories
Dubuque, IA




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Re: [Histonet] Brain Tissue Processing

[Simmons, Christopher]

Autopsy Program 13h 36m 

StepReagent TimeTemp.   Vac StirDrip Time
1   Fixative30  37  Cycle   Medium  10
2   Fixative30  37  Cycle   Medium  10
3   Dehydrant   60  37  Cycle   Medium  10
4   Dehydrant   60  37  Cycle   Medium  10
5   Dehydrant   60  37  Cycle   Medium  10
6   Dehydrant   60  37  Cycle   Medium  10
7   Dehydrant   90  37  Cycle   Medium  10
8   Dehydrant   90  37  Cycle   Medium  10
9   Xylene  45  37  Cycle   Medium  10
10  Xylene  60  37  Cycle   Medium  10
11  Xylene  60  37  Cycle   Medium  10
12  Wax 40  60  Cycle   Medium  10
13  Wax 60  60  Cycle   Medium  10
14  Wax 60  60  Cycle   Medium  30

Works PERFECTLY every time!

Chris Simmons B.S., A.S., HTL(ASCP)
Supervisor, UPP Dermatopathology
412.864.3880 office
412.612.0881 cell


-Original Message-
From: Stoll, Kathryn [mailto:kst...@mcw.edu] 
Sent: Monday, June 29, 2015 10:15 AM
To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] Brain Tissue Processing

Hello,
I am looking for help with tissue processing of brain.  The pieces are large, 
they fill a super cassette.  Does anyone have a protocol they could share.
Thanks in advance.

Kathryn Stoll
Supervisor Histology
Clinical and Translational Research Core Lab Medical College of Wisconsin
9200 W. Wisconsin Ave Room 1176
Milwaukee WI 53226
Phone: 414-805-1525
Fax: 414-805-1528

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[Histonet] Brain Tissue Processing

[Stoll, Kathryn]

Hello,
I am looking for help with tissue processing of brain.  The pieces are large, 
they fill a super cassette.  Does anyone have a protocol they could share.
Thanks in advance.

Kathryn Stoll
Supervisor Histology
Clinical and Translational Research Core Lab
Medical College of Wisconsin
9200 W. Wisconsin Ave Room 1176
Milwaukee WI 53226
Phone: 414-805-1525
Fax: 414-805-1528

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