RE: Immunohistochemistry CLIA regulations
From: | "MacDonald, Jennifer" <jmacdonald@sach.org> |
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Jennifer MacDonald
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> From: Patsy.Ruegg@UCHSC.edu[SMTP:Patsy.Ruegg@UCHSC.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 11:10 AM
> To: DSuchie@providence.org; histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> Cc: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> Subject: RE: Immunohistochemistry CLIA regulations
>
> Sorry to tell you, but your best bet for this is NCCLS. They just
> developed
> a new "Guidelines for IHC" which is excellent and the best comprehensive
> source for IHC QC standards that I know of. It is called "Quality
> Assurance
> for Immunocytochemistry; Proposed Guideline MM4-P and I think it is about
> $85. NCCLS can be reached at exoffice@ncc.s.org
> <mailto:exoffice@ncc.s.org>
> phone: 610.688.0100
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Suchie, Diane [mailto:DSuchie@providence.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 2:04 AM
> To: 'histonet@pathology.swmed.edu'
> Subject: Immunohistochemistry CLIA regulations
>
> Help!
>
> I'm trying to find the exact regulations governed by CLIA
> specifically for
> immunohistochemistry only! I've gotten bogged down trying
> different search
> engines with no specifics for this department.
>
> During their visits, different inspectors have inquired on
> procedures not on
> our checklists. I'm sorry to say that the current
> management at our
> facility does not understand the complexity nor the QC
> required to run an
> immuno division within the histology department at an
> acceptable level of
> expected standards of excellence.
>
> NCCL has articles on this subject at a cost I'm unwilling to
> divy out if
> another avenue for obtaining this information is available.
>
> Please help ASAP!
>
> Thank you,
>
> Diane L. Suchie, HT (ASCP), QIHC
> Providence Health Systems
>
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