[Histonet] Histonet Digest, Vol 173, Issue 12

[Brent Adams]

Tasha,


I am in a 8 Physician GI Laboratory and our Medical Director is from Inform DX (IDX) (formally Miraca Life Science).


The consulting staff at IDX states with the Medicare reimbursement drops over the past couple years, that unless you run a high volume (>15-20/day) of H-PLYLORI IHC, it is not cost effective to do the Vantana or Dako  IHC stains as the reagents are just so expensive and do not have a very long shelf life.


We use a special "HP-Blue" stain from Anatech LTD out of Battle Creek, MI.  The stain is cost effective as it can get pretty good results for  the cost and we are able to put it on our automatic stainer and run a program just for HP Blue. We then make an addition charge for the special stain slide.


If a diagnosis can not still be reached from the HP Blue special stain and an IHC is still required by the pathologist, we send it to IDX's  Larger Lab where they can complete the IHC stain and they will charge the patient accordingly.


StatLab has some hand staining IHC Kits and that is more cost effective while still achieving the same results as Vantana or Dako. We are just now looking into this option for cost effectiveness vs. results quality.


Hope this helps and Good luck in your results.


Brent Adams – BS, LPN, HT


www.acadianagastro.com

Acadiana Gastroenterology Associates, LLC
439 Heymann Blvd
Lafayette, LA  70503

tel:  (337) 269-1126
fax:  (337) 269-1476


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Hello everyone.  I was wondering if any small, GI labs do IHC's in house and if so what platforms you use.  I am just researching right now to see if it would be worth it to do in house or not.  I know a lot of these instruments and reagents are expensive so I would be looking for the most inexpensive instrument and reagents without sacrificing quality.  Thanks in advance for your help!!!






Tasha Campbell, B.S.,HTL(ASCP)
Frederick Gastroenterology Associates
310 W. 9th St.
Frederick, MD 21701
301-695-6800 ext. 144



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