[Histonet] Outside Lab

[Paula Pierce]

The pathologists are probably going to the urology group to read because CLIA certification is LOCATION specific. The urology group may already have CLIA cert. and is splitting the interpretation charges with the pathologist. By adding its own lab, they will be able to capture both tech and interp charges.




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From: Mike Pence <mpence <@t> grhs.net>
To: Bernice Frederick <b-frederick <@t> northwestern.edu>; jstaruk <jstaruk <@t> masshistology.com>; "Senn, Amy R" <arsenn <@t> hsh.org>; Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Sent: Wednesday, January 7, 2009 10:50:49 AM
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Outside Lab

Why does the hospital pathologist go to the Urology to read and sign out
the cases?
So if I am understanding this correctly, your hospital is right now
getting the tech part of the specimen for processing. Is your
pathologist part of the hospital or are they their own group? The
urology group will bill for their own tech part and make money from that
part of the service which they are not currently making revenue from. I
would assume that your pathologist are their own group and they don't
care who makes the tech part?  

This is just business and you will have to make your services and prices
competitive enough to make it not profitable for the urology group.

Mike

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Frederick
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Subject: RE: [Histonet] Outside Lab


Is the histo lab in the urology office CAP certified?
Bernice


Bernice Frederick HTL (ASCP)
Northwestern University
Pathology Core Facility
ECOGPCO-RL 
710 N Fairbanks Court
Olson 8-421
Chicago,IL 60611
312-503-3723


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Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 9:51 AM
To: 'Senn, Amy R'; Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Outside Lab

The first question on everybody's mind is "How much are you charging
them"?

Jim

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James E. Staruk HT(ASCP)
www.masshistology.com
  www.nehorselabs.com



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[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Senn,
Amy R
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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