[Histonet] Slide distribution amongst Pathologists

[Troutman, Kenneth A]

I like Michael's solution.  We used to give them out 10 cases at a time as they came off the stainer.

Currently, I am in a lab that color codes blocks by service (GI, GYN, ENT, etc.) and these cases are all delivered to one location and whatever pathologist is assigned to that service picks up the cases in the respective box.

Hope that helps.

Ashley Troutman

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Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2012 10:29:46 -0400
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Subject: RE: [Histonet] Slide distribution amongst Pathologists
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Good morning,

By the way, if anyone wants an LIS perspective, we've been requested to distribute slides according to:

1.  slides per case or relative value units per case 2.  specimen type 3.  pathologist availability for the day 4.  requesting facility 5.  requesting clinician 6.  and of course, 'manual override'

I can also tell you when the computer assigns the cases to a pathologist it takes a lot of the political burden off of the accessioning, grossing, and histology personnel.

Michael Mihalik
PathView Systems | cell: 214.733.7688 | 800.798.3540 | fax: 952.241.7369

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We do the same.

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We have one simple way of doing it. He who Grosses is he who reads.

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Boy, they sure like to put us in the middle of what should be their own problem. Thank heavens I only work now for one Dr at a time now but when I was at a larger place they rotated. They still used to tell us to give them particular cases when it was not their turn so that we got the flak when someone did not get what they thought was theirs. You can never win! :)

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Here the slides go through the hands of one pathologist, who distributes the cases.
Gudrun

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Hello Netters:
I am looking for some ideas regarding slide distribution amongst pathologists.
Currently one Dr. reads all the surgicals and one other reads the cytology and bone marrows.
We now have 5 Dr.s and they are looking for ways to disperse the work evenly per day.
Thanks
:)
Sheila Adey
Charge Technologist
Laboratory - Histology Department
Bluewater Health
89 Norman Street
Sarnia, ON  N7T 6S3
519-464-4500 x 7063