[Histonet] Blade Rationing Follow-up

[Horn, Hazel V]

I agree with Pam.  The Thermo Premiers are excellent blades.  We prefer them.  My personal opinion is the Accu-Edge are not as good as they used to be.

Hazel Horn
Supervisor of Histology/Autopsy/Transcription
Anatomic Pathology
Arkansas Children's Hospital
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-----Original Message-----
From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Pam Marcum
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 6:10 AM
To: Susan Walzer
Cc: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu; tmoore9k <@t> gmail.com
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Blade Rationing Follow-up



I would disagree as we have used the Thermo Premiers and they are just as good and we are n ot paying for the name.  I h ave tried just about every new blade used in Histology going back to sharpening the big blades and if you look there are excellent blades out there. We changed from Accu Edge several years ago everyone was upset for a few weeks.  Then I offered them some back after a few Accu Edge packages were found  in my office.  Suddenly   the staff that could only use Accu Edge refused to use them as they had changed their minds. So you can find others if you are aware of quality and price.  There are some bad blades out there that we would not use however; there is no longer only one game in town for blades.   



Pam 

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From: "Susan Walzer" <Susan.Walzer <@t> HCAHealthcare.com> 
To: "Thomas Jasper" <Thomas.Jasper <@t> deaconess.com>, tmoore9k <@t> gmail.com, histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu 
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 2:16:16 AM 
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Blade Rationing Follow-up 

You can shop all the blades in the world( and we have tried many) but if you care about quality sections the Accu-edges are the only game in town. 

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From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Thomas Jasper 
Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 3:20 PM 
To: 'Teresa Moore'; histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu 
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Blade Rationing Follow-up 

You could start with cost comparison of blades (since this whole thing started as a blade issue).  Reps are willing to let you demo some before committing and you might save money if everyone likes a less expensive blade.  You can do the same for paraffin and slides as well as reagent alcohols and xylene.  Again, these are things the manager should be getting after.  Does your lab adhere to Lean principles?  There may be some cost savings there if you can accomplish tasks more efficiently; get the work done in less time or cutting back on overtime.  It's a bit difficult to say as much depends on the nature and scope of your service.  All situations are unique - do you send a lot of work out?  Could you take it on in-house?  Or are you trying to do things in-house that could be sent out and have a cost positive effect?  Lots of questions for the manager... 

-----Original Message----- 
From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Teresa Moore 
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 1:23 PM 
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu 
Subject: [Histonet] Blade Rationing Follow-up 

I really appreciate everyone's constructive comments regarding my post on blade rationing.  Lots of you said there are many other ways to cut costs in the lab.  I would like to hear some of your suggestions so I can take them back to my manager.  I'd like to give her some legitimate alternatives to her proposal. Would like to contribute to solving the problem of cutting costs. 

Thanks again 



Teresa Moore, HT 
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