At Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar MN we have
T-tissue
A-autopsy
BM-bone marrow
C-non-gyn
S-pap smears
TR-thin prep referrel- we don't do them in house yet- I'm sure that will be 
      another letter
XO- outside consults


>>> "Horn, Hazel V"  08/14/02 08:35AM >>>
We have 3.   One for surgicals, SU.   One for autopsy, AC.   One for
cytology, CY.      

I'm curious as to why you would have so many prefixes?
Hazel

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Weems, Joyce [SMTP:JWEEMS@sjha.org] 
> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 4:28 PM
> To: 'Histonet'
> Subject: A little survey
> 
> Just checking to see how many different case prefixes there might be. I
> would like to streamline ours and need info to help push! 
> It would be so much simpler to have just a couple of number families. 
> 
> Many thanks. (We have 16 in AP - ugh!)
> 
> Joyce Weems
> Pathology Manager
> Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta
> 404-851-7376
> 404-851-7831 - fax
>