[Histonet] mislabeling of slides and blocks
Pamela Marcum
mucram11 <@t> comcast.net
Fri Oct 8 13:02:15 CDT 2010
I agree with Janice. Except we need three incidents and the person is fired on the third. If it is a pathologist or the case is called negative when it was not and the patient goes untreated we are in a legal battle. We also have pathologist and doctors who can make it happen faster if it is one of their cases that is called wrong. We can't have patient care and diagnosis compromised because someone was not paying attention. Yes, I have bad days, too. If I am having one I have someone else check me if there is any quesiton.
Pam Marcum
UAMS
AP Manager
----- Original Message -----
From: sgoebel <@t> xbiotech.com
To: "Janice A Mahoney" <Janice.Mahoney <@t> alegent.org>
Cc: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu, "Sherry Dean" <sherry.dean <@t> ventana.roche.com>, "Amy Farnan" <Farnana <@t> nehealth.com>
Sent: Friday, October 8, 2010 12:41:43 PM
Subject: RE: [Histonet] mislabeling of slides and blocks
Holy cow man!! Fired for mislabeling 2 times in 260 days!!&= nbsp;
Have you never been human and made a mistake?! I could understa= nd
if it was a tech on a regular basis messing up, but that seems a
little = crazy, especially if you are in a high volume hospital!!
WOW!!
Just my opinion...
Sarah Goebel, B.A., HT (ASCP)
<= div>
Histo= technician
XBiotech USA Inc.
8201 East Rivers= ide Dr. Bldg 4 Suite 100
Austin, Texas 78744
(512)386-5107
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: RE: [Histonet] mislabeling of slides and blocks
From: "Mahoney,Janice A" <[1]= Janice.Mahoney <@t> alegent.org>
Date: Fri, October 08, 2010 9:40 am
To: Amy Farnan <[2]Farnana <@t> nehealth= .com>,
"[3]histonet <@t> lists.utsout= hwestern.edu" <[4] histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
Cc: "Dean, Sherry" <[5]she= rry.dean <@t> ventana.roche.com>
I'd be happy to share mine but it is very strict. People are given a
final= written warning for the first mislabel not caught in the
department and ca= n be fired for the second within a year.
I highly suggest the Ventana Vantage (there are others but in my
opinion Va= ntage is the best) bar code system for patient safety. It
also relieves th= e stress on your Histo techs because the bar coding
helps them assure they = have the correct slide, block, etc. Techs are
hard to find and if we start= firing for inevitable human error we
will cause even more tech shortages.<= br> When you look at all the
costs that a mislabel can incur, (law suits, repla= cing personnel,
rework, etc.) the cost of the software is not too bad.
Janice Mahoney HT(ASCP)
Histology/Cytology Coordinator
Alegent Health Laboratory
4955 F Street
Omaha, NE
(402)717-2889
fax(402)717-5231
________________________________________
From: [6]histonet= -bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[[7]histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On = Behalf Of Amy
Farnan [[8]Farnana <@t> nehea= lth.com]
Sent: Friday, October 08, 2010 7:14 AM
To: [9]histonet <@t> lists.uts= outhwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] mislabeling of slides and blocks
Hello everyone,
I was wondering if you could share your policy for employee
infractions of = mislabeling blocks and slides? I would like to get an
idea of what the stan= dard is out there. Any help would be
appreciated.
Thank you
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3. 3D"mailto:histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu"
4. 3D"mailto:histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu"
5. 3D"mailto:sherry.dean <@t> ventana.roche.com"
6. 3D"mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu"
7. 3D"mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> l 8. 3D"mailto:Farnana <@t> nehealth.com"
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----- Original Message -----
From: sgoebel <@t> xbiotech.com
To: "Janice A Mahoney" <Janice.Mahoney <@t> alegent.org>
Cc: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu, "Sherry Dean" <sherry.dean <@t> ventana.roche.com>, "Amy Farnan" <Farnana <@t> nehealth.com>
Sent: Friday, October 8, 2010 12:41:43 PM
Subject: RE: [Histonet] mislabeling of slides and blocks
Holy cow man!! Fired for mislabeling 2 times in 260 days!!&= nbsp;
Have you never been human and made a mistake?! I could understa= nd
if it was a tech on a regular basis messing up, but that seems a
little = crazy, especially if you are in a high volume hospital!!
WOW!!
Just my opinion...
Sarah Goebel, B.A., HT (ASCP)
<= div>
Histo= technician
XBiotech USA Inc.
8201 East Rivers= ide Dr. Bldg 4 Suite 100
Austin, Texas 78744
(512)386-5107
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: RE: [Histonet] mislabeling of slides and blocks
From: "Mahoney,Janice A" <[1]= Janice.Mahoney <@t> alegent.org>
Date: Fri, October 08, 2010 9:40 am
To: Amy Farnan <[2]Farnana <@t> nehealth= .com>,
"[3]histonet <@t> lists.utsout= hwestern.edu" <[4] histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
Cc: "Dean, Sherry" <[5]she= rry.dean <@t> ventana.roche.com>
I'd be happy to share mine but it is very strict. People are given a
final= written warning for the first mislabel not caught in the
department and ca= n be fired for the second within a year.
I highly suggest the Ventana Vantage (there are others but in my
opinion Va= ntage is the best) bar code system for patient safety. It
also relieves th= e stress on your Histo techs because the bar coding
helps them assure they = have the correct slide, block, etc. Techs are
hard to find and if we start= firing for inevitable human error we
will cause even more tech shortages.<= br> When you look at all the
costs that a mislabel can incur, (law suits, repla= cing personnel,
rework, etc.) the cost of the software is not too bad.
Janice Mahoney HT(ASCP)
Histology/Cytology Coordinator
Alegent Health Laboratory
4955 F Street
Omaha, NE
(402)717-2889
fax(402)717-5231
________________________________________
From: [6]histonet= -bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[[7]histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On = Behalf Of Amy
Farnan [[8]Farnana <@t> nehea= lth.com]
Sent: Friday, October 08, 2010 7:14 AM
To: [9]histonet <@t> lists.uts= outhwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] mislabeling of slides and blocks
Hello everyone,
I was wondering if you could share your policy for employee
infractions of = mislabeling blocks and slides? I would like to get an
idea of what the stan= dard is out there. Any help would be
appreciated.
Thank you
Disclaimer: The information in this message is confidential. If you
are no= t the intended recipient, do not disclose, copy, or distribute
this message= , and please immediately contact the sender.
_______________________________________________
Histonet mailing list
[10]Histonet <@t> lists.utsouth= western.edu
[11]http:= //lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Sponsored by Catholic Health Initiatives and Immanuel, Alegent Health
is fa= ithful to the healing ministry of Jesus Christ, providing high
quality care= for the body, mind and spirit of every person.
The information contained in this communication, including
attachments, is = confidential and private and intended only for the
use of the addressees. = Unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution or
copying is strictly prohibite= d and may be unlawful. If you received
this communication in error, please= inform us of the erroneous
delivery by return e-mail message from your com= puter. Additionally,
although all attachments have been scanned at the sou= rce for
viruses, the recipient should check any attachments for the presenc= e
of viruses before opening. Alegent Health accepts no liability for any
d= amage caused by any virus transmitted by this e-mail. Thank you for
your c= ooperation.
_______________________________________________
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References
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2. 3D"mailto:Farnana <@t> nehealth.com"
3. 3D"mailto:histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu"
4. 3D"mailto:histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu"
5. 3D"mailto:sherry.dean <@t> ventana.roche.com"
6. 3D"mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu"
7. 3D"mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> l 8. 3D"mailto:Farnana <@t> nehealth.com"
9. 3D"mailto:histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu"
10. 3D"mailto:Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu"
11. 3D"http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet"
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13. 3D"http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet"
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