[Histonet] Home based slide interpretation

[Rene J Buesa]

The only regulation about reading slides "from home" refers to cytotechnologists because they have a limit of allowed cases/day that has to be controlled at the usual work setting, but no such regulation exists for pathologists and I really do not think that a pathologist is limited to read slides from home.
The only possible objection would be a pathologist working in the UK because, under the NHS regulations,  pathologists have norms about the time per type of case and its complexity.  This time/case was designed to assure that the pathologist takes enough time for the diagnosis which, according with the system design, assures quality of work, and also links work-to-remuneration rates. Under those circumstances perhaps the pathologists would have to justify how much time they have used (to be paid for) per different cases, and that would require a work based control. 
Fortunately such a system does not exist here (yet!).
René J.

From: Jennifer MacDonald <JMacDonald <@t> mtsac.edu>
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu 
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 6:12 PM
Subject: [Histonet] Home based slide interpretation


Does anyone know of any regulations against a Pathologist reading slides 
from home?  If so would you be able to cite the specific regulation?
Thanks,
Jennifer
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