[Histonet] Re: QC documentation

[Patsy Ruegg]

I agree with you Samurai, no amount of paper work takes the place of
checking stain and section quality under the microscope with both the slide
preparer and pathologist.  I own my own lab now and I try to look at every
slide that goes out the door, of course sometimes that is not possible, but
I stress to my assistants that they must QC before sending anything out and
if I hear from a customer about a poorly cut or stained slide they get hell
from me.

Regards,

Patsy

Patsy Ruegg, HT(ASCP)QIHC
IHCtech
12635 Montview Blvd. Ste.215
Aurora, CO 80045
720-859-4060
fax 720-859-4110
www.ihctech.net 
www.ihcrg.org

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[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Robert
Richmond
Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 1:12 PM
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Subject: [Histonet] Re: QC documentation

Let me add the dyspeptic observation that, in the many pathology
services I've worked in in the last 30 years - the more QC paperwork I
have to do, the worse the slides.

I've never seen it done, but I think the only effective QC program in
histology would be daily review of selected slides by a pathologist
and a senior histotechnologist, with documentation of what problems
were observed and what got done about them.

I'm sure neither Six Sigma nor LEAN (whatever they may be) would
approve of this Edwards Deming approach.

Bob Richmond
Samurai Pathologist
Knoxville TN

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