Depending upon the situation of the consult, a copy of the report is 
probably accompanying the block or slide, so what harm is the name?

Victor

Victor Tobias
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University of Washington Medical Center
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Rene J Buesa wrote:
> Consider the following:
>   the blocks are going to be sent out for a consult: how many people unrelated to the lab will be able to read the name in the block?
>   Do those unrelated people have the "right" to read that name? Even those with that "right" could find out about a certain name and make some commentary to another person without the "right" to know.
>   There is a big diference between the "right" to know and the "need to know".
>   A second log number, a date or a bar code are better and anonymous second identifiers.
>   I would not like my name to be written in a cassette.
>   René J.
>
> Cheryl Kerry  wrote:
>   On confidentiality policies--
>
> These policies are to protect patient information from people who do not
> have the right to see it. Wouldn't anyone handling blocks have not just the
> right, but the need to validate the ID of the block to the associated
> patient report?
>
> Cheryl
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: histonet-bounces@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> [mailto:histonet-bounces@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Galiotto,
> Laura
> Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 10:51 AM
> To: Rene J Buesa; mhkatie@aol.com; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Subject: RE: [Histonet] Re: Block indentifiers
>
> Hello Histonetter's
> I am curious to those that are not using the patient's name as a second
> identifier. What are you using, since JCAHO is requiring a second
> identifier?
> Laura 
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: histonet-bounces@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> [mailto:histonet-bounces@lists.utsouthwestern.edu]On Behalf Of Rene J
> Buesa
> Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 8:58 AM
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> Word of caution about patient's name in cassettes or slides:
>
> check you "confidentiality policies" before doing that because the
> patient's name will be available to any with access to either the cassette
> or the slide.
> We never allowed that type of "second" identification.
> René J.
>
> mhkatie@aol.com wrote:
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>
> Our facility puts the patients last name on the cassettes as the second
> identifier.
>
> Ann Lynde
> Medicine Hat Diagnostic Laboratory
> Medicine Hat, Alberta
> 403-527-3989
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> Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 13:50:02 -0600
> From: "Renko, Heather D." 
> Subject: [Histonet] Block identifiers
> To: Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
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> I would like some input on handwritten identifiers on blocks/cassettes. Our 
> facility currently puts the surgical number only on our blocks and is 
> considering the idea of a second identifier.
>
> Heather Renko, Histology Coordinator
> OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center
> 5666 East State Street
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