[Histonet] Outside Lab

[Histonet Alias]

Get used to this sort of thing. It is happening in urology and derm
practices. You can not blame them for keeping it in-house. They are making a
profit on it so why not do it yourself?

On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 12:11 PM, Paula Pierce <
contact <@t> excaliburpathology.com> wrote:

> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Bernice
> Frederick
> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 10:11 AM
> To: 'jstaruk'; 'Senn, Amy R'; Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Subject: RE: [Histonet] Outside Lab
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>
> Is the histo lab in the urology office CAP certified?
> Bernice
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> Bernice Frederick HTL (ASCP)
> Northwestern University
> Pathology Core Facility
> ECOGPCO-RL
> 710 N Fairbanks Court
> Olson 8-421
> Chicago,IL 60611
> 312-503-3723
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of jstaruk
> 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
>
> _______________________
> James E. Staruk HT(ASCP)
> www.masshistology.com
>   www.nehorselabs.com
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Senn,
> Amy R
> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 8:28 AM
> To: Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Subject: [Histonet] Outside Lab
>
> Hi histonetters,
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>
> Hope everyone is having a good week so far...
>
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>
> 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.
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>
> 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.
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> Have a great day!!!
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> Amy Senn
>
> Histotech, Histology Laboratory
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> Camp Hill, PA  17011
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