[Histonet] Productivity log
I have asked staff to start logging all the tasks they perform and the amount of time it is taking them to complete. We would like to identify pain points and waste in an effort to improve our overall productivity. Rather than reinventing the wheel, does someone have a form they’ve used in the past that they would be willing to share? Thank you for sharing your experience. Samantha Sent from my iPhone ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] [External] Expiration date after opeing a reagent
Hi I agree the inspector is wrong. I work in the manufacture of pathology reagents such as secondary polymers, diluents, buffers, antibodies, IF conjugates. We constantly test in real time to make sure that the product is as good on its expiration date as it is on day one. We are mostly for RUO, I am sure that the larger companies such as Ventana Dako and Leica are doing the same. To be fair to the inspector maybe he is confusing antibodies that should be kept at -20C and are stored at 4C. Those antibodies will have a shorter half-life. We state this on our inserts with these antibodies. Rachel -Original Message- From: Thomas Podawiltz via Histonet Sent: Friday, July 21, 2023 5:30 PM To: Bitting, Angela K. ; Paula ; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] [External] Expiration date after opeing a reagent I think that inspector has their head up their………. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad On Friday, July 21, 2023, 4:45 PM, Bitting, Angela K. via Histonet wrote: This sounds absurd to me. -Original Message- From: Paula via Histonet Sent: Friday, July 21, 2023 4:09 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [External] [Histonet] Expiration date after opeing a reagent External: Be careful with links and files. If suspicious, alert the Information Security Office. Questions? Call 570-271-8092 Hello, We just got CLIA inspected and had no deficiencies. The inspector did say he wants to see us write down on any reagent containers when it was opened, and write down the new expiration date. The containers have the expiration date on them from the manufacturer, but the inspector said when the container is opened, the expiration will change and we need to write the date on the container under the opened date. I've never heard of this requirement and I would like to ask if you have. He said if the vendor does not give us any written documentation of when a reagent would expire after it's opened, then we should seek an alternate vendor who can. Any comments, etc. are greatly appreciated. Paula Lucas Bio-Path Medical Group ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet IMPORTANT WARNING: The information in this message (and the documents attached to it, if any) is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this message by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken, or omitted to be taken, in reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this message in error, please delete all electronic copies of this message (and the documents attached to it, if any), destroy any hard copies you may have created and notify me immediately by replying to this email. Thank you. Geisinger Health System utilizes an encryption process to safeguard Protected Health Information and other confidential data contained in external e-mail messages. If email is encrypted, the recipient will receive an e-mail instructing them to sign on to the Geisinger Health System Secure E-mail Message Center to retrieve the encrypted e-mail. ___ 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 Disclaimer The information contained in this communication from the sender is confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and others authorized to receive it. If you are not the recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in relation of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. This email has been scanned for viruses and malware, and may have been automatically archived by Mimecast Ltd, an innovator in Software as a Service (SaaS) for business. Providing a safer and more useful place for your human generated data. Specializing in; Security, archiving and compliance. To find out more visit the Mimecast website. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] [External] Expiration date after opeing a reagent
I think that inspector has their head up their………. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad On Friday, July 21, 2023, 4:45 PM, Bitting, Angela K. via Histonet wrote: This sounds absurd to me. -Original Message- From: Paula via Histonet Sent: Friday, July 21, 2023 4:09 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [External] [Histonet] Expiration date after opeing a reagent External: Be careful with links and files. If suspicious, alert the Information Security Office. Questions? Call 570-271-8092 Hello, We just got CLIA inspected and had no deficiencies. The inspector did say he wants to see us write down on any reagent containers when it was opened, and write down the new expiration date. The containers have the expiration date on them from the manufacturer, but the inspector said when the container is opened, the expiration will change and we need to write the date on the container under the opened date. I've never heard of this requirement and I would like to ask if you have. He said if the vendor does not give us any written documentation of when a reagent would expire after it's opened, then we should seek an alternate vendor who can. Any comments, etc. are greatly appreciated. Paula Lucas Bio-Path Medical Group ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet IMPORTANT WARNING: The information in this message (and the documents attached to it, if any) is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this message by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken, or omitted to be taken, in reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this message in error, please delete all electronic copies of this message (and the documents attached to it, if any), destroy any hard copies you may have created and notify me immediately by replying to this email. Thank you. Geisinger Health System utilizes an encryption process to safeguard Protected Health Information and other confidential data contained in external e-mail messages. If email is encrypted, the recipient will receive an e-mail instructing them to sign on to the Geisinger Health System Secure E-mail Message Center to retrieve the encrypted e-mail. ___ 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
Re: [Histonet] [External] Expiration date after opeing a reagent
This sounds absurd to me. -Original Message- From: Paula via Histonet Sent: Friday, July 21, 2023 4:09 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [External] [Histonet] Expiration date after opeing a reagent External: Be careful with links and files. If suspicious, alert the Information Security Office. Questions? Call 570-271-8092 Hello, We just got CLIA inspected and had no deficiencies. The inspector did say he wants to see us write down on any reagent containers when it was opened, and write down the new expiration date. The containers have the expiration date on them from the manufacturer, but the inspector said when the container is opened, the expiration will change and we need to write the date on the container under the opened date. I've never heard of this requirement and I would like to ask if you have. He said if the vendor does not give us any written documentation of when a reagent would expire after it's opened, then we should seek an alternate vendor who can. Any comments, etc. are greatly appreciated. Paula Lucas Bio-Path Medical Group ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet IMPORTANT WARNING: The information in this message (and the documents attached to it, if any) is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this message by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken, or omitted to be taken, in reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this message in error, please delete all electronic copies of this message (and the documents attached to it, if any), destroy any hard copies you may have created and notify me immediately by replying to this email. Thank you. Geisinger Health System utilizes an encryption process to safeguard Protected Health Information and other confidential data contained in external e-mail messages. If email is encrypted, the recipient will receive an e-mail instructing them to sign on to the Geisinger Health System Secure E-mail Message Center to retrieve the encrypted e-mail. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] Expiration date after opeing a reagent
Hello, We just got CLIA inspected and had no deficiencies. The inspector did say he wants to see us write down on any reagent containers when it was opened, and write down the new expiration date. The containers have the expiration date on them from the manufacturer, but the inspector said when the container is opened, the expiration will change and we need to write the date on the container under the opened date. I've never heard of this requirement and I would like to ask if you have. He said if the vendor does not give us any written documentation of when a reagent would expire after it's opened, then we should seek an alternate vendor who can. Any comments, etc. are greatly appreciated. Paula Lucas Bio-Path Medical Group ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] Prostate biopsy-water logged popping /lost at cutting?
What first comes in my mind is, that the tissue was a little too cold when placed into the embedding mold. That would cause an insufficient junction with the paraffin. If there was not enough hot paraffin in the embedding mold and handling took a little bit too long, or if the tissue was rather cold and dry before putting it into the mold (cassette too long open before embedding) something like that. Too brittle tissue because of the processing or because it was airdried before putting it into formalin, tends to pop out of the block. But this would lead to obvious cutting problems. Regards Gudrun -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Mona Amin via Histonet [mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] Gesendet: Donnerstag, 20. Juli 2023 23:36 An: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Betreff: [Histonet] Prostate biopsy-water logged popping /lost at cutting? Hi everyone, We had a case of prostate core biopsies total 12 blocks First 2 block cut fine and when cutter touched third block lost the core completely. The blocks were on ice face down no longer than 20 mins once faced. The other blocks looked like they were popping out and were taken for re-embedding and then sectioned. Thoughts if this popping out could be because of 1- too much time in water 2- processing issue 3-condesnsation issue from cold plate Generally too we see popping of our biopsies but with this case it was worst. Any help/experiences shared will be greatly appreciated as we try to resolve the root cause. Thank you everyone in advance. ___ 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
