[Histonet] IHC for H. pylori

[Mark Tarango]

We run the H. pylori IHC stain on all stomach specimens to improve turn
around time; however, when an inflammatory background is not appreciated by
the pathologist the charge is removed before sign-out and we eat the cost of
producing the slide.
Mark

On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Richard Cartun <Rcartun <@t> harthosp.org>wrote:

> We only run IHC for H. pylori when the appropriate inflammatory background
> is present or when the patient has tested positive in the past and we
> receive a follow-up gastric specimen where bugs are not identified on H&E.
>
> Running H. pylori IHC on every gastric biopsy is uncalled for and borders
> on "Fraud and Abuse".
>
> Richard
>
> Richard W. Cartun, MS, PhD
> Director, Histology & Immunopathology
> Director, Biospecimen Collection Programs
> Assistant Director, Anatomic Pathology
> Hartford Hospital
> 80 Seymour Street
> Hartford, CT  06102
> (860) 545-1596 Office
> (860) 545-2204 Fax
>
>
> >>> Joanne Clark <jclark <@t> pcnm.com> 7/13/2011 2:22 PM >>>
>  Hi All, was wondering how everyone does their IHC for H. pylori.  Do you
> automatically run it on all biopsies of the stomach, or do you screen first
> with a giemsa and run IHC on the ones that are negative by giemsa?  Thanks
> for the input!
>
> Joanne Clark, HT
> Histology Supervisor
> Pathology Consultants of New Mexico
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