[Histonet] Thermometers & CLIAA

Fri Feb 16 13:56:57 CST 2007

Did the inspector own stock in the medical equipment company selling
digital thermometers?  Most of us have more years of experience in
reading analog thermometers as they have been around since dinosaurs
roamed the earth (almost!).

Jacquie Poteete MT(ASCP)QIHC
Lead Technologist, IHC Laboratory
Saint Francis Hospital, Tulsa, OK

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[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Markus
F. Meyenhofer
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 1:44 PM
To: Cindy DuBois; Histonet
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Thermometers & CLIAA

Who "Certified" the inspector???
Or: How crazy do we get??
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cindy DuBois" <dpahisto <@t> yahoo.com>
To: "Histonet" <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 1:57 PM
Subject: [Histonet] Thermometers & CLIAA

>I found it interesting that there is a discussion on thermometers going

>on.
>We had a CLIAA inspection yesterday.  Our inspector told us we weren't 
>"Certified" to read analog thermometers and we must use digital 
>thermometers for our daily temp readings of all equipment including our

>refridgerator and waterbaths.
>
>  Cindy DuBois
>  Integrated Pathology
>  Stockton, CA
>
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