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Our hospital has already made blood bank or should I say the lab and it's Medical Director responsible for tissue tracking. It is a headache, but we tackled it. Our MIS department developed a computer program for us to track the tissue and I have written a procedure that follows TJC standards. We have 3 different areas that maintain tissue for implant--general OR, CVOR and our Wound Treatment Center. (Believe me it was a fight to get the different areas to cooperate and buy into what we are doing!!! But with Administration's backing, we did it!!!) I know what we have done is not perfect, but I will be glad to share any information I have, if you are interested. My e-mail is kathy_hadaway@eamc.org

Dawn, I am not too sure that I am answering your question, but maybe this will help. We have a program called the "Safety Registry" that we use to record non-compliance. This is a very versatile program. The hospital uses it the track medication errors, falls, etc. You can pull reports monthly, quarterly, etc. If you are interested, e-mail me at kathy_hadaway@eamc.org and I will be able to give you more information. Hope this helps.