[Histonet] Outside Lab

[Rathborne, Toni]

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[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu]On Behalf Of Senn, Amy
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Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 8:28 AM
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Subject: [Histonet] Outside Lab


Hi histonetters,

 

Hope everyone is having a good week so far...

 

Our hospital receives specimens from a Urology group on a daily basis.
Our PA grosses the specimens here; us histotechs work our magic, and the
hospital pathologists take the slides directly to the Urology office to
read them and sign them out.  If there are any special stains needed, we
do them here in the hospital.

 

We are being told that the Urology group is now opening its own
histology lab because it's more cost effective.

Unless it's too early in the morning for us all to function, us
histotechs can't figure out where they're saving money.   We are being
told that the Urology office (or any outside dr's office that has its
own histo lab) can bill Medicare (or any insurance co.) differently,
thereby making more money for the practice itself.

 

Does anyone have any input on this?  One of our pathologists is telling
the Urology group NOT to do this because Medicare may change it's
regulations again & need an 'established' lab to complete the work,
instead of an 'up & coming' laboratory, so he's also against the Urology
group setting up it's own lab.

 

Thanks for everyone's 0.02.

 

Have a great day!!!

 

 

 

 

Amy Senn

Histotech, Histology Laboratory

Camp Hill, PA  17011

 



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