Hazel,

We keep a written log that only includes the accession number, the specimen
type, the number of blocks submitted, and any special instructions/stains.
We feel the same way as you - we can't imagine not having this.  We could
not come up with a computer-generated log that was short and sweet but still
included this info.  We work off of this log when we're cutting.

Laurie

-----Original Message-----
From: Horn, Hazel [mailto:HornHazelV@exchange.ach.uams.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 5:34 PM
To: 'Tom T. McNemar'; Becky Scholes; histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
Subject: RE: Order Entry


It appears from all the responses to the order entry question that most of
you do not use a log book anymore??
We still manually log all specimens into a log book and then log them into
our computer system (Meditech) at our convenience.    I cannot imagine not
having our log book.
HH

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Tom T. McNemar [SMTP:TMcNemar@lmhealth.org]
> Sent:	Tuesday, June 20, 2000 01:07 PM
> To:	Becky Scholes; histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> Subject:	RE: Order Entry
> 
> Our histotechs do the order entry.  It works well for our case load.  One
> comes in at 0730 and covers all phases of grossing.  We use the Meditech
> system (but don't know that I can recommend it!) and when its down, we
> assign the numbers manually and then enter the specimens later.
> 
> Tom Mc Nemar
> Pathology Supervisor
> Licking Memorial Hospital
> Newark, Ohio
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Becky Scholes [SMTP:raws43@hotmail.com]
> > Sent:	Tuesday, June 20, 2000 10:05 AM
> > To:	histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> > Subject:	Order Entry
> > 
> > Fellow AP Histonetters,
> > 
> > Our lab is shopping for a new computer system, and they all have a
> feature
> > 
> > that could turn our accessioning system upside down.  With the system we
> 
> > have now, we apply an accession number to the case with a preprinted 
> > computer generated sticker.  (I print 4,000 at a time.) In this way, we
> > can 
> > gross in over 60 cases first thing in the morning, and the medical 
> > secretaries do order entry in the computer whenever they have time.
> With 
> > the new computer systems, the case has to be entered before you can be 
> > assigned an accession number and do gross.  This will really slow us up,
> 
> > especially since the medical secretaries think that now we will be doing
> > the 
> > order entry.  So now I have to think outside the box.  How do other
> people
> > 
> > do it that have heavy work loads and a computer system like the one I
> will
> > 
> > have?
> > 
> > Bec the Tec
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