[Histonet] Documenting control tissue source?

[Cheri Miller]

I agree with you. We just had our inspection in July and it wasn't an issue.


Cheryl Miller HT (ASCP)
Histology Supervisor
Physicians Laboratory,P.C.
Omaha, Ne. 
402 738 5052

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[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Tom McNemar
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 6:12 AM
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Subject: [Histonet] Documenting control tissue source?

We are finishing up our JCAHO inspection today.  The inspector asked about
our control tissues and where we documented the source.  We get nearly all
of our controls from patient samples and she said that most histo labs mark
their control blocks with the source case number.  They then keep records of
the control source used when staining new cases.  I can see no logical
reason to keep this info.  You use a control appropriate for the element
being stained.  Why does it matter where the control came from?  Am I wrong?
Do you do this?  

Thanks.

Tom McNemar, HT(ASCP)
Histology Co-ordinator
Licking Memorial Health Systems
(740) 348-4163
(740) 348-4166
tmcnemar <@t> lmhealth.org
www.LMHealth.org


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