[Histonet] RE: Release of blocks to research facilities

[Boyd, Debbie M]

I send them without hesitation.  Ours is to assist the patient not get tangled up in regulatory bureaucracy.  Just as you wouldn't hesitate to send a subpoenaed block.  The point here is to KNOW where your blocks are when not on site. Yes we are custodians of blocks and slides, but you mustn't impede patient care. 

Debbie M. Boyd HT (ASCP) | Chief Histologist  | Southside Regional Medical Center | 200 Medical Park Blvd.  |  Petersburg, Va.  23805 | PH 804-765-5025 | FAX 804-765-6058

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Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 3:33 PM
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Subject: [Histonet] Release of blocks to research facilities

CAP checklist ANP.12500 refers to "Record Retention". I am looking specifically at NOTE 2: "Regarding extra-institutional release of blocks for research purposes."
I am wondering how everyone handles this, especially if you have only 1 block on newly diagnosed patient and the Doctor wants it sent out for research.
Thanks in advance for your help! Tanya

Tanya G. Abbott
Manager Technologist
Histology/Cytology
St Joseph Medical Center
(phone) 610-378-2635

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