[Histonet] maximum block cutting

Fri Dec 11 15:15:47 CST 2009

We were told that to be efficient and highly productive (and this was in
1985) the quota was a block per minute. That way the work would be out on
time. And yes, the quality had to be high. I had 3 months from the day I
started work, fresh from histo school, to be at the pace and quality of
techs with at lest 10 years experience. Cutting at least 200 slides was and
to me was normal for the day. And still is.
Bernice

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Subject: Re: [Histonet] maximum block cutting

It is to be published in January 2010.
If you "accept" 24 blocks/hour = 2.5 min/block
René J.

--- On Fri, 12/11/09, jellin <@t> yumaregional.org <jellin <@t> yumaregional.org>
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From: jellin <@t> yumaregional.org <jellin <@t> yumaregional.org>
Subject: Re: [Histonet] maximum block cutting
To: "Rene J Buesa" <rjbuesa <@t> yahoo.com>,
histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu,
histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu, histology <@t> medsurgpath.com, "Cathy"
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Date: Friday, December 11, 2009, 12:10 PM

When was this data gathered... Some of this sounds excessive like 2.5
minutes a block??  Are these based on complete manual process or is
automation also taken into consideration.  
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From: Rene J Buesa <rjbuesa <@t> yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:47:45 
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Subject: RE: [Histonet] maximum block cutting

Cutting : average of 2.5 min/block ( = 24/hour)
Trimming: average of 25 secs./block ( =144/hour)
René J.

--- On Fri, 12/11/09, Rathborne, Toni <trathborne <@t> somerset-healthcare.com>
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From: Rathborne, Toni <trathborne <@t> somerset-healthcare.com>
Subject: RE: [Histonet] maximum block cutting
To: "Rene J Buesa" <rjbuesa <@t> yahoo.com>, histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu,
histology <@t> medsurgpath.com, "Cathy" <cfitz <@t> 007group.com>
Date: Friday, December 11, 2009, 9:03 AM

So what would the time be for trimming and cutting?

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Subject: RE: [Histonet] maximum block cutting

Just actual cutting. Trimming is considered another task.
René J.

--- On Thu, 12/10/09, Cathy <cfitz <@t> 007group.com> wrote:

From: Cathy <cfitz <@t> 007group.com>
Subject: RE: [Histonet] maximum block cutting
To: "'Rene J Buesa'" <rjbuesa <@t> yahoo.com>, histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu,
histology <@t> medsurgpath.com
Date: Thursday, December 10, 2009, 12:22 PM

Does this average include trimming into the block or just the actual cutting
of the section?

Cathy

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To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu; histology <@t> medsurgpath.com
Subject: Re: [Histonet] maximum block cutting

The productivity of a histotech is completely different with the number of
slides a cytotech is allowed to screen daily.
In the first case the final product is not affected by an increase of the
productivity but in the second it is. A cytotech has to exert judgment while
screening and could get easily tired compromising his/her diagnostic
ability.
Having said that, the cutting range for histotechs is from 5 to 70
blocks/hour with an average of 24 (sample size = 245 histolabs).
René J.

--- On Wed, 12/9/09, histology <@t> medsurgpath.com <histology <@t> medsurgpath.com>
wrote:

From: histology <@t> medsurgpath.com <histology <@t> medsurgpath.com>
Subject: [Histonet] maximum block cutting
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 5:07 PM

Hi Histonet,
I know we have discussed the average blocks histotechs cut per hour, but
does anyone know if there is a maximum blocks that can be cut per hour? Or
per day? We have regulations for cytotechs who are reading slides for
maximum slides they can read per hour and are wondering if there is any
similar regulation for histotechs.
Thank you all for you help,
Katelin

Katelin Lester, HTL (ASCP)
MedSurg Pathology Associates, Inc.
(503) 443-2157

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