[Histonet] Ventana Slide Labels

[Michael Mihalik]

Yeap, news travels fast.  I had heard of this as well.

 

For us and our system design, however, the issue is labeling the slide
correctly AT THE TIME THE SLIDE IS CUT.  I hate that you have to either
write patient information on the slide or perform some sort of double
labeling.

 

BTW, I assume you have the case # on this slide somewhere, right?

 

 

Michael Mihalik

 <http://www.pathview.com/> PathView Systems | cell: 214.733.7688 |
800.798.3540 | fax: 952.241.7369

 

 

 

 

From: Mark Tarango [mailto:marktarango <@t> gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 5:37 PM
To: Michael Mihalik
Cc: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Ventana Slide Labels

 

One of our IT guys heard about it at a conference, that someone had got the
Ventana system to print powerpath barcodes on the Ventana.  I think it was
someone out in Yuma, AZ name Chuy who first did this.

 

The IT guys knew that the interface was transferring the barcode
information, but not doing anything with it.  After trying for months to
talk with someone at Ventana who knew something about this, we finally found
him.  He then helped our IT dept get it working.

 

The barcode prints right below the normal Ventana barcode.  We no longer
have the patient name on the slide and concluded that the barcode itself can
serve as the second identifier of the specimen.

 

Mark Tarango HT(ASCP)QIHC

 

 

 

 

On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 1:11 PM, Michael Mihalik <mike <@t> pathview.com> wrote:

Ventana's ebar printer - tell me a little about that, please.. 

 

I don't think I'm going to like what I hear, but let me shut up and listen
for a little bit.

 

 

Michael Mihalik

 <http://www.pathview.com/> PathView Systems | cell: 214.733.7688 |
800.798.3540 | fax: 952.241.7369

 

 

 

 

From: Mark Tarango [mailto:marktarango <@t> gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 3:25 PM
To: Michael Mihalik
Cc: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Ventana Slide Labels

 

We currently put the LIS label on the back of the slide.  We very recently
got Ventana to help us create a new label template that has the Ventana
barcode and our 2D LIS label all printed on Ventana's Ebar printer.  

 

We will start using the new labels in a few weeks.  Ventana doesn't support
the new labels but they did help our IT people figure out how to do it.

 

Mark Tarango

On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 12:18 PM, Michael Mihalik <mike <@t> pathview.com> wrote:

I need some help from those of you who work with Ventana stainers.

The Ventana equipment requires the use of Ventana slide labels.  You can't
just stick your LIS slide label on the slide and expect the Ventana
equipment to read the slide barcode and perform the required stain (yes, I
am assuming an interface is in place).  On the other hand, have any of you
either:

1.  placed the LIS slide label on the back side of the slide, or
2.  Overlapped the LIS slide label with the Ventana slide label such that
you can still read both the LIS and the Ventana barcodes.

I have heard conflicting answers from multiple Ventana representatives as to
whether one or both of the aforementioned mechanisms work.

I appreciate your time.


Michael Mihalik
PathView Systems | cell: 214.733.7688 | 800.798.3540 | fax: 952.241.7369
 
 


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