[Histonet] Temperatures

[Tom McNemar]

We are JCAHO and this has never come up but that doesn't mean that it won't.

I don’t know about your specific processor but ours (VIP5), will fail to start and alarm if the paraffin temp is out of range.  Our processor is tied in to the main lab temperature monitoring system so we get a call anytime there is an alarm.

Such a system is probably not feasible for a processor alone but does your main lab have anything in place?

Tom McNemar, HT(ASCP)
Histology Co-ordinator
Licking Memorial Health Systems
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From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Sullivan, Beatrice
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2013 10:32 AM
To: Rene J Buesa; histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Temperatures

Because I have been told that according to JCAHO (who will be inspecting us) that if a temperature is required to ascertain consistency, quality and integrity, you will have to record temperature 7 days per week.

From: Rene J Buesa [mailto:rjbuesa <@t> yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2013 10:17 AM
To: Sullivan, Beatrice; histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Temperatures

And my question is: why are you bothered by not knowing the temp. in a processor that only starts to process on Sundays?
If the processor is emptied on Mondays to embed→cut, take the temp. then.
Other that this you would have to place a sensor and a recording device or you would have to make somebody to go to the lab. For just write down the melted paraffin temp.? Too much expense and trouble for an non-existent problem.
René J.

From: "Sullivan, Beatrice" <BSullivan <@t> virtua.org<mailto:BSullivan <@t> virtua.org>>
To: "histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu<mailto:histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>" <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu<mailto:histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>>
Sent: Friday, February 8, 2013 7:52 AM
Subject: [Histonet] Temperatures

I'm looking for a fix to our problem of no temperatures being taken on the weekends. We are closed and this is creating an issue. Our processors are not running until Sunday night but the paraffin in both the processors and embedding center are kept molten. Any help would be greatly appreciated

Beatrice L. Sullivan HT(ASCP)HTL
Corporate Histology Manager
Virtua, Voorhees
856-247-3144


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