[Histonet] Billing Questions

2016-10-12 Thread Gauch, Vicki via Histonet
Hi, I've been asked to post a question regarding Pathology technical billing. With all of the changes that have been instituted over the past few years on the technical billing side in Pathology and the fact that our computer system cannot automate it for us we have been manually billing

[Histonet] Ventana HE 600

2017-03-22 Thread Gauch, Vicki via Histonet
Hi, Is anyone out there using the Ventana HE 600 stainer in their lab? If so, I would be very interested in hearing the pros and cons. Thanks so much, Vicki AMCH Dept. of Pathology Albany, NY - CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments may

[Histonet] IHC questions

2017-07-25 Thread Gauch, Vicki via Histonet
Hi all, I have been asked to post several questions regarding IHC stain issues and am hoping someone has some ideas... We are having issues with IHC cases floating (particularly breast IHC) lately and are wondering 1) How are people storing IHC control slides? Are they being precut

[Histonet] Acid Phosphatase

2017-07-06 Thread Gauch, Vicki via Histonet
Hi, Does anyone have staining procedures for Acid Phosphatase and Alkaline Phosphatase on frozen muscle tissue? If not, can anyone recommend any kits for these stains is available? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Vicki Gauch AMCH -

[Histonet] Anti-Roll plates

2017-08-21 Thread Gauch, Vicki via Histonet
Hi, Does anyone know a source to purchase glass anti roll plates for our Thermo cryostat ? The one we have had for many years was recently broken and the plastic one we purchased is just not working out for us. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Vicki Gauch AMCH Albany, NY

[Histonet] Derm Tissue for Immunofluorescence

2018-11-28 Thread Gauch, Vicki via Histonet
Hi everyone, We are currently looking at our length of retention for Derm cases for Immunofluorescence and we are wondering ... What is your process for retention of the frozen skin tissue? How long do you retain it? At the end of that time, do you process it into paraffin or discard it ? We

[Histonet] Metal Testing

2020-04-03 Thread Gauch, Vicki via Histonet
Hi everyone, Does anyone know of a laboratory that can identify the type of metal in a foreign body ? I need a lab that is licensed to do testing in NY state. I have already tried LabCorp, MAYO and NMS. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Vicki Gauch AMCH Pathology Albany, NY