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[Debra.Ortiz <@t> uchospitals.edu]

Thank you for your very prompt response. I do agree that we are here for
the patient. 

Unfotunately I am under the gun to bring down costs and I thought that
might be one way. Thanks again, and look forward to other responses.

 

Debi

 

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From: Lorraine Cornett [mailto:cornettl <@t> hotmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 9:36 AM
To: Ortiz, Debra [UCH]
Subject: RE: [Histonet] (no subject)

 

Yes,
Unfortunately(financially) it is current practice at our facility as
well.  As a preemptive measure, I keep a record of the number of all
unstained slides(total number only) thrown out on a monthly basis.  The
only alternative is to not cut the extra's and take a chance on not
getting the proper area on the slide for diagnostic stains.  I think
that patient care is of the utmost importance, and this probably is a
small price to pay in the grand scheme of things.


Lorraine Cornett, HT (ASCP) Highlands Pathology Blue Ridge Division,
Kingsport, TN 423 224-5793 fax 423 224-5349


 
> Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:30:18 -0500
> From: Debra.Ortiz <@t> uchospitals.edu
> To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Subject: [Histonet] (no subject)
> 
> We are currently handling all prostate, lung, heart, and breast
biopsies
> as fine needle biopsies (FNB). We cut 10 slides 3 of which are used
for
> H&E's and the rest as unstained plus slides. What has happened is that
> we throw thousands of unused expensive slides a year because they are
> not used. Is there a general standard in practice out there for FNBs?
> Unfortunately, with the economy the way it is; and trying always to
find
> ways to bring down expenses this seems counteractive.
> 
> 
> 
> Thank you
> 
> Debi
> 
> 
> 
> Debra Ann Ortiz
> 
> Chief Medical Technologist
> 
> The University of Chicago Medical Center
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> 
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> 
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> phone: 773.702.5237
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