I'm glad to hear that the staff suggested the tracking of tasks. If I had to
guess the items causing the most trouble are:
Poorly grossed specimens if someone other than a Histotech grosses - all of
which cause poor processing: too big filling the entire cassette; too thick
squishing out the
Thanks for taking the time to respond.
It was actually staff who suggested we see what tasks are being performed,
when, and how long. No punitive action is being taken. As I indicated, we, as
in the team, want to find the pain points. I do continually ask for ideas and
feedback; staff
Is this documentation for a work/labor study to determine pricing or show upper
leadership how hands-on and time consuming histology is?
If not, then what you are asking is punitive. Not to mention that it will kill
any comradery that your histotechs may have. This will be seen as either a
As someone who has been a supervisor in 3 institutions for 35 years, this is
not that way to improve productivity. To log in every minute of activity feels
very punitive and I can't imagine that it would be well received by staff. The
best way to improve productivity is to start by asking
