[Histonet] Re: Grossing Technician Qualifications

[Daniel Schneider]

Really. Are you sure?

"Received in formalin, labeled with the patient's name and number, the
specimen consists of a single tan-gray fragment of tissue measuring 3
millimeters in greatest dimension, submitted entirely in A1" requires 60
some odd hours?

I have no gripe with requiring a certain degree of credentials for any
grossing which requires dissection, judgement, and knowledge of anatomy, but
this is merely counting, measuring, and transferring.  I think the CAP term
was "processing" as distinguished from "grossing."  So "processing" (in the
above sense, not in the histo sense) is gone now?

Is this coming from CAP?  Could someone give me chapter and verse so that I
can make copies and discuss it with my colleagues locally?

Thanks,

On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 1:38 PM, Mahoney,Janice A <
Janice.Mahoney <@t> alegent.org> wrote:

> Things have changed.  All "grossing" is back to being grossing.
> Jan Mahoney
> Omaha, NE
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>  Just to clarify or perhaps cloud the picture a little more
>
> Not all grossing is "grossing."
>
> So when we're talking about transferring small biopsies, in their
> entirety, from a formalin container to a cassette, and describing the size,
> number, and color of the tissue pieces submitted, with no dissection or
> knowledge of anatomy required, that's not "grossing" in the strict sense,
> at
> least according to CAP the last time I looked, which admittedly was a
> couple
> of years ago.
>
> So what sort of educational achievements, training, or credentials are
> required for the above?
>
> Dan Schneider
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