[Histonet] RE: Two Patient Identifiers on slides

[Pratt, Caroline]

Just for clarification, patient first and last name? Thanks!

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[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Tom
McNemar
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 5:49 AM
To: 'Jean Wood'; histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] RE: Two Patient Identifiers on slides

Our cassettes are printed with the accession number, patient name, and a
barcode that also contains the DOB.  When sectioning, this barcode is
scanned at the microtome when the slides are cut.  Labels are printed,
again at the microtome, and the slides are labeled.  The slide label
contains the accession number, patient name, level number or special
stain, the pathologist's initials, and the hospital address.

Tom McNemar, HT(ASCP)
Histology Co-ordinator
Licking Memorial Health Systems
(740) 348-4163
(740) 348-4166
tmcnemar <@t> lmhealth.org
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[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Jean
Wood
Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 3:37 PM
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] Two Patient Identifiers on slides

Hello Histonetters,

       Recently we started utilizing a slide labeling component that is
built into our AP Easy LIS system and has accession number, levels and
patients first and last name when labels are printed out. Dymo does not
have a chemically resistant label (we have a Dymo 450 printer) and we
have been putting the labels on AFTER the slides are stained and cover
slipped.

In the meantime, the HT is writing in pencil the accession # and levels
on the slide which is then covered up with the permanent label after
cover slipping. Our Lab Manager is worried that we are not compliant as
we do not have two patient identifiers on throughout the whole process
(she wants us to write patient names on slides in pencil (before
staining) and then cover that up with the pre-printed label after
staining.

1. What is everyone else doing?
2. Have any of you found a chemically resistant label compatible with
the Dymo labeler?


Jean Wood BS, HT
Fairchild Medical Center Pathology Dept.
Ph:530.841.6243 Fax:530.841.6232
jwood <@t> fairchildmed.org<mailto:jwood <@t> fairchildmed.org>
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