[Histonet] RE: CAP survey Question

[Sebree Linda A]

We also have Ultras Jim.  We don't print out the run logs.  IHC personnel review the controls before they go to a pathologist in order to catch any problems.  The pathologists are supposed to review the controls associated with each case they sign out.  Our pathology report has a statement included that the negative and positive controls have stained appropriately.  By signing off on each case, the pathologist is attesting to the fact that he has indeed reviewed the controls...we do not police them.

So far, this works for us.

Linda A. Sebree 
University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics 
IHC/ISH Laboratory 
600 Highland Ave. 
Madison, WI 53792 
(608)265-6596 
FAX: (608)262-7174 


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Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 2:51 PM
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Subject: [Histonet] CAP survey Question


For a long time I have had our IHC techs print out the run logs from each IHC run on the Benchmark Ultras.   The techs then check the slides to make sure the positive and negative controls have worked properly before the slides are sent to the individual pathologists.  The pathologists are also supposed to check the controls before looking at the patient slides.   Lately in the interest of reducing turnaround time I have been asked why we run the log reports and have a tech look over the controls before they send them to the pathologists since the pathologist will also evaluate the controls.   I have been doing this because I wanted the documentation that someone reviewed the controls each time an IHC stain was done.  I believe if the pathologists would document someplace that the control slides were reviewed before the patient slides were viewed then I could eliminate the techs looking over the controls also.   Problem is how are others documenting that the controls are reviewed?  Is this done by the techs, the pathologists, or both?  We of course have also used this data for quality assurance of our stains.   Thanks for your help.

Jim

James Vickroy BS, HT(ASCP)

Surgical  and Autopsy Pathology Technical Supervisor Memorial Medical Center
217-788-4046


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