[Histonet] buildup in grossing sinks

Hi All, Does anyone have a recommendation for getting the 'chemical' buildup out of the grossing sinks? Thanks, Lacie Lacie Algeo, HTL (ASCP) MBCM Histology Supervisor Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center Laboratory 101 W 8th Avenue L-2 Spokane, WA 99204 509-474-4418 FAX 509-474-2052 lacie.al..

[Histonet] bone marrow billing

Hi All, Are you allowed to bill an 88305 for both the aspirate and the biopsy on bone marrow cases? Thank you, Lacie Lacie Algeo, HTL (ASCP) MBCM Histology Supervisor Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center Laboratory 101 W 8th Avenue L-2 Spokane, WA 99204 509-474-4418 FAX 509-474-2052 lacie.al...

[Histonet] Telepathology

Hi All, Is anyone out there doing digital Pathology across institutions? Consults? Primary diagnosis? Thank you, Lacie Lacie Algeo, HTL (ASCP) MBCM Histology Supervisor Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center Laboratory 101 W 8th Avenue L-2 Spokane, WA 99204 509-474-4418 FAX 509-474-2052 lacie.a

[Histonet] staffing

Hi All, I am trying to collect a little more data to justify an increase in technical staffing in my facility. Would anyone be willing/able to provide? Average blocks per day Total technical FTE Average IHC slides per day Average FS per day Thank you so much! Lacie Lacie Algeo, HTL (ASCP) MBC

[Histonet] Beta-Catenin

Hi All, What are people using for Beta-catenin control tissue? Is anyone using tissue that is known specifically to have a mutation for the beta-catenin gene? If so, is this something that is purchased? Thanks, Lacie Lacie Algeo, HTL (ASCP) MBCM Histology Supervisor Providence Sacred Heart Med

[Histonet] processing cell blocks in formalin

Hi All, Does anyone have a procedure for processing cellblocks in formalin that works well? Thanks, Lacie Lacie Algeo, HTL (ASCP) MBCM Histology Supervisor Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center Laboratory 101 W 8th Avenue L-2 Spokane, WA 99204 509-474-4418 FAX 509-474-2052 lacie.al...@providence

[Histonet] block retention

Hi All, Outside of the current guidelines, how long is everyone saving their blocks/slides. Thanks, Lacie Lacie Algeo, HTL (ASCP) MBCM Histology Supervisor Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center Laboratory 101 W 8th Avenue L-2 Spokane, WA 99204 509-474-4418 FAX 509-474-2052 lacie.al...@providence

[Histonet] Her2 IHC

Are any labs reflexing 1+ for FISH? Thanks :) Lacie Lacie Algeo, HTL (ASCP) MBCM Histology Supervisor Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center Laboratory 101 W 8th Avenue L-2 Spokane, WA 99204 509-474-4418 FAX 509-474-2052 lacie.al...@providence.org This message

[Histonet] 2. fte in histogy based on cpt codes (Nina J. Rich)

Hi Nina, If possible, run away from this process...fast! The NSH and the CAP have an excellent paper on staffing based on block volumes. If you would like, I can send it to you. That said, our establishment uses CPT counts for our staffing, however, it is not based on the type of CPT code. A

[Histonet] H3K27M

Hi, Is anyone out there running K27? We are looking to bring it online, but are in a situation where we can't find positive control tissue until we have a testand we can't develop the test until we have positive control tissue. Any thoughts, or does anyone have positive slides they would b