[Delta Check Policy]

Does anyone have a delta check policy they would be willing to share? Or something that guides techs as to the proper steps to take to verify the results?

[Clinitek Advantus PM sheet]

Does anyone have a PM sheet for the Clinitek Advantus they would be willing to share? My new facility does not have a PM sheet and we need to have one. However I can't seem to locate one from Siemens. 

[Specimen Expiration]

On 8/16/2019 at 8:16 AM, BankerGirl said:

What version of Meditech are you on?  I did this with a rule in v5.x and also in Expanse 6.x.  I found it on the KB section of their website.  I don't see it anymore, but I can email you my rule if you are interested.  I also found KB article 43874 that addresses extending specimen expiration date to 72 hours after surgery date rather than specimen collection date.  It is based on location, and may or may not be applicable to you.  

We are currently on Client Server 5.67 PP 33. 

[Specimen Expiration]

1 hour ago, BankerGirl said:

Same here.

We have Meditech set to expire as close to 3rd day at midnight as we can get it, but we cannot make exact.  It is always within an hour so it is rarely a problem, but I wish they would allow days instead of hours!

I'm curious how you do this. We have Meditech also and this is what started the debate. Lol

[Specimen Expiration]

Just out of curiosity for a co-worker debate, does your facility's policies and procedures require a new specimen at exactly 72 hours after the specimen was collected or at midnight on the 3rd day? 

[Competency Assessment Template?]

On 5/6/2019 at 8:05 AM, ANORRIS said:

check your email.....

Would you be willing to share with me also? Thank you!

[Pipette Caliberation]

On 11/3/2014 at 8:36 AM, David Saikin said:

yes - you have to calibrate all pipets you use.  I do gravimetric - the FDA has never had a problem with this.

send me a message.

Hi David, would you be willing to share your gravimetric procedure with me? 

[Bleeding times]

Does anyone out there still do bleeding times? If your facility doesn't, did you just discontinue it altogether or did you switch to another testing method? 

[Competency Assessment]

Does anyone have a good competency assessment for blood bank they would be willing to share? 

[IQCP]

I'm curious how IQCP went for you. I'm a new lab manager and our recent JCAHO surveyor did not like the previous leadership's IQCP for micro. She felt it didnt address the identifications on our combo panels. I'm not a micro person so struggling with where to start to get this fixed. 

[Analyzer Printouts]

I currently started a small facility that uses Meditech as their LIS. They keep every analyzer printout regardless of the tests being interfaced. I know this was not what my old facility did, only keeping result printouts of non interfaced tests. However our QA coordinator is stating it is a requirement. This new facility is also JCAHO inspected, not CAP. Anyone care to share their experiences? Is this record retention that seems excessive to me really necessary?