Hi, We still manually log our cytologies and surgical specimens in a log
book to assign a path  accession #.  Then the dictation tape goes to our
secretary who types it and the gross dictation into the computer.  You're
not alone....

Terry J. Mattoon
VA Med Ctr.  #113
White River Jct.,VT   05001
(802) 296-5193


On Tue, 20 Jun 2000 16:24:33 -0500 "Horn, Hazel"
<HornHazelV@exchange.ach.uams.edu> writes:
> 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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