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  1. skopti
    We can thaw up to 12 units in the waterbath, but we only thaw 2 units/patient unless we have a plasmapheresis patient, then we thaw the required volume of plasma.
  2. skopti
    If you are not using a computer system it is a breeze. However, if you are using a BB computer system; you need to build the ISBT products that you receive from your supplier in your system. Which means testing and validating of all products received, modified and issued.
  3. skopti
    We do not record the segment numbers for our autologous units. We use an LIS system that has a unit segment field defined but we do not use it.
  4. skopti
    We issue thawed FFP in separate bags to our plasmapheresis patients,.
  5. skopti
    When the unit is issued from the blood bank computer.
  6. skopti
    Happy birthday, enjoy the Lego. Have a great day
  7. skopti
    We just use a clear ziplock bag.
  8. skopti
    Our website has daily updates, linkes to CDC and NYSDOH. Also, the website has bulletins regarding proper hygiene and hand washing. We do not collect blood products, so we have to watch for AABB and FDA guidelines with regards to future blood screening measures (if any) to be implemented.
  9. skopti
    Our computer system generates barcode labels with accession numbers at the time the order is placed, these labels print at the nursing unit and they are used to label the tubes at the time the specimen is drawn.
  10. skopti
    The date of service is the date the xm is verified
  11. skopti
    How about Positive DAT, What to do?
  12. skopti
    We are on Cerner Millennium, and we treat tissue just like blood products and are able to track them in the system.
  13. skopti
    I recall that ER episode with the rare type. After that episode was aired, we had relatives of a patient at our hospital that wanted to donate the same way. We tried to explain that it takes at least 5 working days to make the Directed blood available, they said but on ER it only took few miutes. It just kills me that people believe what they see on these shows and would not take no for an answer.
  14. skopti
    Just an additional note, you have to be an AABB member in order to be an assessor. I have been doing assessment for more than 10 years now. I agree with david that you have to be open minded when doing assessments. I try not to do more than 2 assessments a year.I live in Buffalo, NY and I travelled as far as Maddison Wisconsin and Duluth Minnesota. I did some inspections as a team member, as team lead and the only one on a team of 1.
  15. skopti
    We Charge P9012 X number of pooled units. ALso, charge processing fees for pooling
  16. skopti
    John I enjoyed reading your posts. Happy retirement and best wishes
  17. skopti
    Our STAT TAT is 60 minutes for blood grouping and AB screen and an Immediate spin crossmatch.
  18. skopti
    We get blood products from different suppliers. We receive ISBT products from all our suppliers except the ARC. The ARC in our region will not be ready untill fall 2009 (they requested an extension of the variance.)
  19. skopti
    We are on Cerner ME, we have an orderable " Transfusion Reaction". It has 2 dta's, TX Reaction and MD Comments (medical Director) We have created templates with all th einformation needed for each dta, e. for Tx Reaction we enter blood type, unit #, temp, etc...The tech will perform the test. The MD will enter his/her own comments and recommendations (also, a template may be inserted here. The MD will verify the test when he/she are done.
  20. skopti
    Have you contacted Cerner reagrding this issue? You can check the Cerner BB community on Cerner.com We are on Cerner Millennium and we are looking into the Provue and the Galileo, we have not decided which one to with yet. If I have any Cerner questions, i usually poost them on the BB online community at Cerner.com, you will get lots of responses from Cerner users.
  21. skopti
    We use 1 homozygous cell, if not available, then we use 2 heterozygous cells.
  22. skopti

    greetings

    skopti replied to suem's topic in Introductions

    Welcome to Bloodbanktalk I worked as a BB tech for 8years, BB Supervisor for 6 and I am now working with IT (5 years). I am still heavily invol;ved with the Blood bank as the IT BB Database coordinator.
  23. skopti
    We keep our samples for 24 days (21 + 3 post transfuion). I am not aware of any standards for retaining pre-surgical testing samples.
  24. skopti

    CMV- charge

    skopti replied to jthibs's topic in Billing

    We order CMV- units from our supplier when we have patients that require them. We place an additional CMV- charge when those units are transfused to the specific patients, an MD order is required for the CMV- units for the specific patients.
  25. skopti
    We have been on Cerner Millennium since March 2003 and have encountered this isuue all along. The supervisor reviews the BB Review Que report, investigates and if no blood group is available a no charge ABORH is ordered and resulted.
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