SPAM-LOW: RE: [Histonet] CAP guidelines

Mon Feb 25 15:59:59 CST 2008

OK..here a a question for the group.  In the lab where I worked we had included the patient's name and surgical number, block number etc.  Then one day a sales rep came in and stated that having the patients name of the slide was a HIPPA violation.  So the director immediately stopped using the patient name.  The patient name was used for QA monitoring (making sure the right case was ordered etc.) and was used for sorting at sign-out.  Never saw this in writing and have asked several other Pathologist about this issue and they all laughed and said "maybe we should take the name off the report".  So I ask this group....has anyone ever heard of this in there travels?

Thanks

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From: Hector Hernandez <hhernandez <@t> pathreflab.com>
To: "Horn, Hazel V" <HornHV <@t> archildrens.org>; Douglas D Deltour <doug <@t> ppspath.com>; Sharon.Davis-Devine <Sharon.Davis-Devine <@t> carle.com>; histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
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Subject: RE: SPAM-LOW: RE: [Histonet] CAP guidelines

Let me put it another way. As Douglas stated on CAP question ANP.21100
Phase II    N/A  YES  NO

Are blocks identified adequately?

NOTE:  Each block of tissue must be identified by the entire accession
number assigned to the case and by any descriptive letter(s)/number(s)
added
by the prosector during the dissection.  If additional blocks are
prepared
later, all lists and logs must reflect these additions.  Identification
number and letter(s)/numbers(s) must be affixed to all blocks in a
manner
that remains legible.

It doesn't state anything about two identifiers.

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From: Horn, Hazel V [mailto:HornHV <@t> archildrens.org] 
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 3:31 PM
To: Douglas D Deltour; Hector Hernandez; Sharon.Davis-Devine;
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Subject: RE: SPAM-LOW: RE: [Histonet] CAP guidelines

I disagree as well.  I don't see it in the guidelines published
September 07.

Hazel Horn
Hazel Horn, HT/HTL (ASCP)
Supervisor of Histology
Arkansas Children's Hospital
800 Marshall    Slot 820
Little Rock, AR  72202

phone  501.364.4240
fax        501.364.3912

visit us on the web at:    www.archildrens.org

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Subject: RE: SPAM-LOW: RE: [Histonet] CAP guidelines

I disagree with that interpretation Hector. I do not consider the block
number a patient identifier. Still I consider Sharon's original question
hearsay until I see it on a CAP checklist. 

Douglas D. Deltour HT(ASCP)
Histology Manager
Professional Pathology Services, PC
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Hernandez
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Subject: SPAM-LOW: RE: [Histonet] CAP guidelines

I think everyone in the Histo world already does this. Example S1000-07
A1,
A2, etc.  No need to get excited about this question.  The two
identifiers
are the surgical# and any sub letter or number.

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D
Deltour
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Subject: RE: [Histonet] CAP guidelines

This is from the Sep 2007 checklist. 

ANP.21100            Phase II    N/A  YES  NO

Are blocks identified adequately?

NOTE:  Each block of tissue must be identified by the entire accession
number assigned to the case and by any descriptive letter(s)/number(s)
added
by the prosector during the dissection.  If additional blocks are
prepared
later, all lists and logs must reflect these additions.  Identification
number and letter(s)/numbers(s) must be affixed to all blocks in a
manner
that remains legible.

Douglas D. Deltour HT(ASCP)
Histology Manager
Professional Pathology Services, PC
One Science Court
Suite 200
Columbia, SC 29203
Office (803)252-1913
Fax (803)254-3262
Doug <@t> ppspath.com 
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Sharon.Davis-Devine
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 3:15 PM
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] CAP guidelines

Ok, Histonetters, got another burning question for you.  I have heard
that there is a new CAP guideline that states that there needs to be two
patient identifiers on the tissue block.  We have a block printer and we
all know that there is very limited space on the block for much info, so
if we need to have two patient identifiers things will get very tight.
For those of you who have block printers, how are you handling this?
All info and suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Sharon Davis-Devine, CT (ASCP)

Cytology Supervisor

Carle Clinic

602 West University

Urbana, Illinois 61801

Phone:  217-383-3572

Email:  sharon.davis-devine <@t> carle.com

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