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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