[Histonet] New lab desperation

[Kim Donadio]

Yikes! I'd say you are in for an adventure alright. My best advice without writing a book is to hire a histology technologist right away. Then make your way to the closest lab to you that Will let you visit and benchmark them. Aka take lots of notes. You might wNt to read CLIA 88 guidelines and contact your department of health for further regulatory guidelines. This isoff the top of my head just for starters. Good luck.
Kim

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On Dec 15, 2011, at 11:28 AM, nike path <nikepathlab <@t> gmail.com> wrote:

> Need help; referred to the list by a lab tech at a nearby hospital.
> 
> Been hired by two pathologists (friends of mine) to be office manager of a
> new, private anatomic path lab that I am charged to put together. Have no
> background in medicine (or science or even managing any office!) but I
> guess I'm trustworthy....  This will obviously be a nightmarish adventure
> through the school of hard knocks...  Where in heaven's name do I even
> begin?  I am to ID and lease a space for a histology lab projected to have
> approximately 4 thousand biopsies, 2 histotechnologists, 1 courier, 1
> transcriptionist.  And then 'put it together'!
> 
> General plan:
> 
> Find, lease, remodel physical facility for histo lab with appropriate
> venting/hoods/work stations.
> 
> City, state, and fed licensing for lab work and billing.
> 
> Stainer/appliances/machines vendors and leasing/purchasing
> 
> LIS/IT/computer installation
> 
> Personnel hiring.
> 
> Billing company.
> 
> Pathologists are out of the area and really don't have the time to input
> daily or even weekly and are counting on me to put this together. Obviously
> I'm in way over my head but I've got the time, likely the money, and am in
> need of an adventure!  Would appreciate any and all advice. Thanks.
> 
> Phillip F.
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