Stacey,
  I supervise an immunohistochemistry reference laboratory in Seattle, 
WA.  We do over 200 different immunos, as well as routine histology and 
special stains.  We are inspected by CAP, and have all our procedures in 
NCCLS format.  It might be easier to discuss this over the phone, but if 
you want to do it via e-mail, I'll need some more specifics on what you 
are doing, and what your question is.

Best wishes,
Phyllis Davie, MT(ASCP)
Clinical Laboratory Supervisor, PhenoPath Laboratories
phone (206)374-9000      fax (206)374-9009

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>I'm trying to start up a lab here in this hospital.  My lab director, a MT, 
>wants all of my procedures to be in NCCLS format because our lab is 
>inspected through CAP.  This is fine because the school/hospital I was 
>trained @ had the same policies.  So I basically followed their procedures, 
>same format & all, and made my special stain book.
>Well, my lab dir. gave my the NCCLS book and told me that is wasn't in there 
>format enough to pass.  She said I need more Quality Control.
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>Does anyone else out there go by CAP, NCCLS format? If so please contact me, 
>if you have any input because this is driving me crazy trying come up with 
>something else to put into a procedure.
>Thanks-
>Stacey Burton
>Conway Regional Medical Center
>Conway AR
>(501) 450-2184
>(501) 450-2188
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