[Histonet] Receiving all placentas

[patsy ruegg]

It sounds like your OB department is trying to get you to do their research
for them for free.  I went to a talk once by a Pathologist who was
suggesting that we look at all placentas, he thinks we are missing a lot of
pathology from not examining the placentas more carefully in anatomic
pathology, but he had no plan for who would pay for this.  I see it as a
research interest project, your OB department should apply for a research
grant to fund anatomic path examination and storage of sections on all
placentas.  My two cents worth.
Patsy

Patsy Ruegg, HT(ASCP)QIHC
IHCtech
12635 Montview Blvd. #216
Aurora, CO 80010
720-859-4060
fax 720-859-4110
pruegg <@t> ihctech.net
www.ihctech.net 
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From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Richard
Cartun
Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2007 5:49 AM
To: Kari Breal; histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Receiving all placentas

This request is ridiculous.  Do you know why they are requesting this?
Legal reasons?  Research?  Insurance companies will not pay for the handling
of normal placentas from uncomplicated pregnancies.

Richard

Richard W. Cartun, Ph.D.
Director, Immunopathology & Histology
Assistant Director, Anatomic Pathology
Hartford Hospital
80 Seymour Street
Hartford, CT  06102
(860) 545-1596
(860) 545-0174 Fax

>>> "Kari Breal" <BrealK <@t> alexian.net> 05/04/07 10:50 AM >>>
Our OB/GYN department is requesting we accession/receive all placentas. 
They want us to continue with the gross and micro for the one that meet
the criteria for examination.  For the normal placentas, they want us to
gross the placenta, take a few sections and store these sections (uncut)
for up to 20 years.
 

Is there any pathology departments that receive all placentas?  If you
do, do you perform just a gross exam on the normal placentas or do you
perform a gross and micro on all specimens?  
 
If you receive all placentas, do the insurance companies reimburse for
the normal (the ones that do not meet the CAP guidelines for
examination) placentas?
 
Please contact me if your hospital does this or something similar with
the placentas.
 
Thank you,
 
 
 
Kari Breal
Histology Supervisor
Alexian Brothers Medical Center
847-437-5500 ext. 5155
Fax 847-981-2023
brealk <@t> alexian.net 

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