[Histonet] Blade Rationing

[joelle weaver]

Certainly techs should be conscious of not wasting supplies- but I have never known this to be an issue. If the goal is to reduce costs,? Rationing blades has to be one of the worst and least effective means to achieve that. I can think of so many other ways to reduce waste(cost),  that will have a greater positive impact on the bottom line. The re-work alone might become ridiculous.   




Joelle Weaver MAOM, HTL (ASCP) QIHC
 
> From: Susan.Walzer <@t> HCAHealthcare.com
> To: lblazek <@t> digestivespecialists.com; tmoore9k <@t> gmail.com
> Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:07:02 -0500
> Subject: RE: [Histonet] Blade Rationing
> CC: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
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> You need to tell your manager that you cannot do your job without proper tools. Only the tech cutting knows how many blades he or she needs to cut a days work. These micro managers need to do some bench work and get a reality check. Unbelievable! 
> 
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> From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Blazek, Linda
> Sent: Monday, June 17, 2013 5:49 PM
> To: Teresa Moore
> Cc: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Subject: Re: [Histonet] Blade Rationing
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> >From a managers point of view, whoin my opinion that is a poor way to try to cut expenses. It will only lead to recuts and possible loss of important tissue. For the techs to understand the necessity to conserve is important but the tech needs to use their discretion as to when a blade needs changing.  
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> On Jun 17, 2013, at 5:08 PM, "Teresa Moore" <tmoore9k <@t> gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > I work in a hospital, there are three of us on this particular shift 
> > and we cut approx. 200 blocks, give or take a few.  Our histo lab 
> > manager is telling us we should only be using one pack of blades (50 
> > per pack) a month.  I'm wondering what other techs think of this 
> > especially lab managers and supervisors.
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