[Histonet] Lost Blocks

[histotech <@t> imagesbyhopper.com]

Our method isn't as technology savvy, but it works well for us.  All blocks submitted for processing are written down on our "piece sheet". At the end of the grossing day, two staff members compare the blocks in the processing basket to those listed on the piece sheet. At embedding, the histotech checks off the blocks prior to embedding.


On Jan 7, 2011, at 3:25 PM, Patrick Laurie <foreightl <@t> gmail.com> wrote:

> Here we take a picture of the blocks before they go on the processor.  We
> have a barcoding system that lets me know who embedded what and when.  With
> over 140,000 blocks/year we only have had one instance where a block was
> lost between grossing and embedding.  Because we have some off-site
> pathologists and grossing staff, our lab relies very heavily on tracking
> every specimen that comes in, every block that goes to histology and every
> stained slide that goes to our pathologists.
> 
> Good luck, it can be frustrating when you lose a block.
> 
> On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 9:45 AM, Paula Wilder <histo20 <@t> hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> HI all,
>> 
>> Does anyone have a procedure outlining checks and balances to assure blocks
>> have been placed on the processor, blocks that are missing, either before or
>> after embedding, etc.  Any help would be greatly appreciated!
>> Thank you,
>> 
>> Paula Wilder
>> St. Joseph Medical Center
>> Towson, MD 21204
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> Patrick Laurie HT(ASCP)QIHC
> CellNetix Pathology & Laboratories
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