Re: [Histonet] Send-Outs
Thanks everyone for the responses! And just to make sure...I was joking with the Amazon reference, lol! But I do aim high! Sent from my iPhone > On May 16, 2017, at 2:37 PM, Dragoo, Michelle <michelle.dra...@nm.org> wrote: > > We are the same as Tim. Typically we try to get things out within 24 hours, > that said, it depends on how old the case is, does it need recuts etc. etc. I > think your current time of 48 hours sounds quite reasonable. > > Michelle R. Dragoo, MBA, HT (ASCP) > Supervisor, Histology > Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital > 25 North Winfield Road, Winfield IL 60190 > O: 630.933.6748 > michelle.dra...@nm.org > > > > > > -Original Message- > From: Morken, Timothy [mailto:timothy.mor...@ucsf.edu] > Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 10:53 AM > To: Cristi Rigazio > Cc: Histonet > Subject: Re: [Histonet] Send-Outs > > Really? You want to compare your lab to Amazon? If you have stock on-hand, > located in one place, have robots to retrieve it, people who do nothing but > pack boxes and trucks standing by to take any order at any time of day, then > you are in the league of Amazon and can receive an order and send it out > within an hour. > > However most of us first need to find the material to send out - slides? > where are they? Pathologist, resident? waiting to be filed? Removed from file > by someone else? Can't find anything in THAT office...Same with blocks - not > in file, is there a card telling who took it? Maybe for recuts, maybe for > research, then back into the batch to be filed. Look 5 different places. > Frozen tissue is usually easier but, whoops...already sent some out for > another requested test... > > Anyway, that is what my experience is! > > We don't have any set time requirement. It could be an hour or a few days > depending on if can easily find the material they want to send. Usually it is > within a day. > > > Tim Morken > Pathology Site Manager, Parnassus > Supervisor, Electron Microscopy/Neuromuscular Special Studies Department of > Pathology UC San Francisco Medical Center > > > > -Original Message- > From: Cristi Rigazio via Histonet [mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] > Sent: Monday, May 15, 2017 10:55 AM > To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Subject: [Histonet] Send-Outs > > Hi Histoland! > > We have been reviewing our send out procedures and I have been tasked with > researching what TAT's other institutions define. Currently, we allow 48 > hours for the preparation of "orders" to the time sent out. Is this > reasonable? Do other facilities allow more or less time? > > I feel like Amazon can get something to my door step in a matter of hours, so > I must be missing something obvious in our steps that could be simplified, > but I can't put my finger on it. Any feedback on what others are doing is > greatly appreciated. > > Sincerely, > Cristi > ___ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > > This message and any included attachments are intended only for the > addressee. The information contained in this message is confidential and may > constitute proprietary or non-public information under international, > federal, or state laws. Unauthorized forwarding, printing, copying, > distribution, or use of such information is strictly prohibited and may be > unlawful. If you are not the addressee, please promptly delete this message > and notify the sender of the delivery error by e-mail. > ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] Send-Outs
We are the same as Tim. Typically we try to get things out within 24 hours, that said, it depends on how old the case is, does it need recuts etc. etc. I think your current time of 48 hours sounds quite reasonable. Michelle R. Dragoo, MBA, HT (ASCP) Supervisor, Histology Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital 25 North Winfield Road, Winfield IL 60190 O: 630.933.6748 michelle.dra...@nm.org -Original Message- From: Morken, Timothy [mailto:timothy.mor...@ucsf.edu] Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 10:53 AM To: Cristi Rigazio Cc: Histonet Subject: Re: [Histonet] Send-Outs Really? You want to compare your lab to Amazon? If you have stock on-hand, located in one place, have robots to retrieve it, people who do nothing but pack boxes and trucks standing by to take any order at any time of day, then you are in the league of Amazon and can receive an order and send it out within an hour. However most of us first need to find the material to send out - slides? where are they? Pathologist, resident? waiting to be filed? Removed from file by someone else? Can't find anything in THAT office...Same with blocks - not in file, is there a card telling who took it? Maybe for recuts, maybe for research, then back into the batch to be filed. Look 5 different places. Frozen tissue is usually easier but, whoops...already sent some out for another requested test... Anyway, that is what my experience is! We don't have any set time requirement. It could be an hour or a few days depending on if can easily find the material they want to send. Usually it is within a day. Tim Morken Pathology Site Manager, Parnassus Supervisor, Electron Microscopy/Neuromuscular Special Studies Department of Pathology UC San Francisco Medical Center -Original Message- From: Cristi Rigazio via Histonet [mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] Sent: Monday, May 15, 2017 10:55 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Send-Outs Hi Histoland! We have been reviewing our send out procedures and I have been tasked with researching what TAT's other institutions define. Currently, we allow 48 hours for the preparation of "orders" to the time sent out. Is this reasonable? Do other facilities allow more or less time? I feel like Amazon can get something to my door step in a matter of hours, so I must be missing something obvious in our steps that could be simplified, but I can't put my finger on it. Any feedback on what others are doing is greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Cristi ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet This message and any included attachments are intended only for the addressee. The information contained in this message is confidential and may constitute proprietary or non-public information under international, federal, or state laws. Unauthorized forwarding, printing, copying, distribution, or use of such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the addressee, please promptly delete this message and notify the sender of the delivery error by e-mail. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] Send-outs, cassette printers, holding cassettes, and cassette clamps
1. Send-Outs (Cristi Rigazio) Our TAT for send-outs is 1 working day (M-F). The office staff here use the "Slide/block Send Out" function in CoPath to track all material moving in and out of Anatomic Pathology and it really speed up retrieval of case material 3. Cassette printers - multi color cassettes and network ready- (Cheryl) Even though they are big, we still love our Leica Printers. They are such workhorses and they were so easy to interface. 5. A Question About Paraffin Times (P Sicurello) I agree that if possible, the delay should be in formalin, but if you are running into a problem where that might exceed fixation times for a breast specimen there are 2 good alternatives. The first one is as you stated, to just pull them out of paraffin and let them chill, OR you can program a "hold" in 70% alcohol to avoid formalin fixation beyond 72 hours, and have the process finish at the usual time. Works like a charm. Feel free to contact me for details. I would never leave cassettes to "cook" in hot paraffin. 6. Extra Large Cassette Clamps for Microtomes (Sandra Cheasty) Only use one microtome, even if you are swapping out. Just my personal, unscientific opinion, but the less one disturbs the clamp/knife holder assembly, the better. Terri L. Braud, HT(ASCP) Anatomic Pathology Supervisor, Laboratory Holy Redeemer Hospital 1648 Huntingdon Pike Meadowbrook, PA 19046 ph: 215-938-3689 fax: 215-938-3874 Care, Comfort, and Heal ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] Send-Outs
Do you have a Pathology Residency Program? If so, good luck with a policy that states that requests will be sent out in 48 hours. Our policy is 3-5 business days once we receive the request. Having said that, most requests are processed in 2-3 days. Richard Richard W. Cartun, MS, PhD Director, Histology & The Martin M. Berman, MD Immunopathology & Morphologic Proteomics Laboratory Director, Biospecimen Collection Programs Assistant Director, Anatomic Pathology Hartford Hospital 80 Seymour Street Hartford, CT 06102 (860) 972-1596 (860) 545-2204 Fax -Original Message- From: Morken, Timothy via Histonet [mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 11:53 AM To: Cristi Rigazio Cc: Histonet Subject: Re: [Histonet] Send-Outs Really? You want to compare your lab to Amazon? If you have stock on-hand, located in one place, have robots to retrieve it, people who do nothing but pack boxes and trucks standing by to take any order at any time of day, then you are in the league of Amazon and can receive an order and send it out within an hour. However most of us first need to find the material to send out - slides? where are they? Pathologist, resident? waiting to be filed? Removed from file by someone else? Can't find anything in THAT office...Same with blocks - not in file, is there a card telling who took it? Maybe for recuts, maybe for research, then back into the batch to be filed. Look 5 different places. Frozen tissue is usually easier but, whoops...already sent some out for another requested test... Anyway, that is what my experience is! We don't have any set time requirement. It could be an hour or a few days depending on if can easily find the material they want to send. Usually it is within a day. Tim Morken Pathology Site Manager, Parnassus Supervisor, Electron Microscopy/Neuromuscular Special Studies Department of Pathology UC San Francisco Medical Center -Original Message- From: Cristi Rigazio via Histonet [mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] Sent: Monday, May 15, 2017 10:55 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Send-Outs Hi Histoland! We have been reviewing our send out procedures and I have been tasked with researching what TAT's other institutions define. Currently, we allow 48 hours for the preparation of "orders" to the time sent out. Is this reasonable? Do other facilities allow more or less time? I feel like Amazon can get something to my door step in a matter of hours, so I must be missing something obvious in our steps that could be simplified, but I can't put my finger on it. Any feedback on what others are doing is greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Cristi ___ 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 This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message, including any attachments. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] Send-Outs
Really? You want to compare your lab to Amazon? If you have stock on-hand, located in one place, have robots to retrieve it, people who do nothing but pack boxes and trucks standing by to take any order at any time of day, then you are in the league of Amazon and can receive an order and send it out within an hour. However most of us first need to find the material to send out - slides? where are they? Pathologist, resident? waiting to be filed? Removed from file by someone else? Can't find anything in THAT office...Same with blocks - not in file, is there a card telling who took it? Maybe for recuts, maybe for research, then back into the batch to be filed. Look 5 different places. Frozen tissue is usually easier but, whoops...already sent some out for another requested test... Anyway, that is what my experience is! We don't have any set time requirement. It could be an hour or a few days depending on if can easily find the material they want to send. Usually it is within a day. Tim Morken Pathology Site Manager, Parnassus Supervisor, Electron Microscopy/Neuromuscular Special Studies Department of Pathology UC San Francisco Medical Center -Original Message- From: Cristi Rigazio via Histonet [mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] Sent: Monday, May 15, 2017 10:55 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Send-Outs Hi Histoland! We have been reviewing our send out procedures and I have been tasked with researching what TAT's other institutions define. Currently, we allow 48 hours for the preparation of "orders" to the time sent out. Is this reasonable? Do other facilities allow more or less time? I feel like Amazon can get something to my door step in a matter of hours, so I must be missing something obvious in our steps that could be simplified, but I can't put my finger on it. Any feedback on what others are doing is greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Cristi ___ 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
[Histonet] Send-Outs
Hi Histoland! We have been reviewing our send out procedures and I have been tasked with researching what TAT's other institutions define. Currently, we allow 48 hours for the preparation of "orders" to the time sent out. Is this reasonable? Do other facilities allow more or less time? I feel like Amazon can get something to my door step in a matter of hours, so I must be missing something obvious in our steps that could be simplified, but I can't put my finger on it. Any feedback on what others are doing is greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Cristi ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] SEND OUTS
Your transcriptionist (or someone with a little Excel experience) should definitely set this up as a spread sheet. You would be able to search, sort, etc. Just be sure to back up on a daily basis! http://www.chicagonow.com/downsize-maybe/2016/06/american-ninja-warrior-presidential-style/ Lester J. Raff, MD MBA UroPartners Medical Director Of Laboratory 2225 Enterprise Dr. Suite 2511 Westchester, Il 60154 Tel: 708-486-0076 Fax: 708-492-0203 -Original Message- From: Baldwin, Kathy via Histonet [mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] Sent: Friday, June 03, 2016 8:09 AM To: Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] SEND OUTS Hi All Happy Friday Was wondering if anyone had a clear cut way on the send out books, my current transcriptionist is keeping them by ex Mayo send outs, Mutation analysis, Bone Marrows etc.. I thought the book should be alphabetical so all would be easier to find ?? Also have a place in our LIS Meditech but it is a little confusing?? Any ideas?? Thanks S. Kathy Baldwin Histology/Cytology Supervisor Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center 800 West 9th St. Jasper, Indiana 47546 Office 812-996-0210 Fax 812-996-0232 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information or otherwise protected by law. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ___ 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
[Histonet] SEND OUTS
Hi All Happy Friday Was wondering if anyone had a clear cut way on the send out books, my current transcriptionist is keeping them by ex Mayo send outs, Mutation analysis, Bone Marrows etc.. I thought the book should be alphabetical so all would be easier to find ?? Also have a place in our LIS Meditech but it is a little confusing?? Any ideas?? Thanks S. Kathy Baldwin Histology/Cytology Supervisor Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center 800 West 9th St. Jasper, Indiana 47546 Office 812-996-0210 Fax 812-996-0232 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information or otherwise protected by law. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
