CAP checklist item FLO.23706

This is the response from Dr. Carey to the CAP staffer who posed the
question to him. Dr. Carey chairs the Diagnostic Immunology Resource
Committee at the CAP. 

Subject: Re: FW: CAP checklist item FLO.23706


JG

Yes - they can be saved either via paper or electronic (eg, .pdf files
of gated dot plots and histograms used for final diagnosis.

Also, this really only applies to leukemia / lymphoma flow analysis./

JC

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>>> "Jaimie Halley nee Gestes  (s)" <jhalley@cap.org> 01/07/2008 1:54
PM >>>
Hi, Dr. Carey,
 
Just want to make sure that the gated dot plots and histograms for
checklist FLO.23706 can be saved either electronically or via paper
copies.
 
Thanks!
Jaimie

 
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From: Monica de Baca, MD [mailto:Monica.deBaca@mckennan.org] 
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 4:26 PM
To: Douglas Murphy (s)
Subject: FW: CAP checklist item FLO.23706

 

This came across the flow cytometry listserve--

Either would be ok, right?

 


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From: Kimberly A. Pacella
[mailto:kimberly.pacella@healthnetworklabs.com] 
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 9:00 AM
To: Cytometry Mailing List
Subject: RE: CAP checklist item FLO.23706

My thought would be that it could be either paper or electronic, since
it doesn't specify.

There is nothing in the general checklist that addresses it.

I would also think that since it's a new question, we cannot be cited
for not having records back that far, but would need to show that our
procedure and policies have been changed to reflect the new
requirements.

I also have both for leukemia/lymphoma specimens but do not have CD4
records back farther than 2 years.

I am interested to see what others think about this new requirement.

 

 <mailto:kimberly.pacella@healthnetworklabs.com> 

Kimberly A. Pacella, MT(ASCP)QCYM

Manager, Immunology & Flow Cytometry

Health Network Laboratories

ph: (610)402-5593

e-mail:kimberly.pacella@healthnetworklabs.com 


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From: Montgomery, Roberta J [mailto:Roberta.Montgomery@hcmed.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 4:24 PM
To: Cytometry Mailing List
Subject: CAP checklist item FLO.23706

 

 

Can anyone provide any further information on the new checklist item
for
CAP, FLO.23706 which reads "Are gated dot plots and histograms
retained
for at least 10 years?"

 

I'm wondering if this refers to paper and electronic, or either one/or
the other, and is it for all applications? For example, I have more
than
10 years electronically for CD4 counts, but I don't have paper records
that far back. I thought the requirement for CD4 counts was two years,
and paper or electronic, not necessarily both. I have both for
leukemia/lymphoma (since the beginning) so that isn't a concern for
me.

 

Robbi Montgomery, MLS, MT(ASCP)SI, CLS(NCA)

Director of Education

Clinical Laboratories

Hennepin County Medical Center

701 Park Ave, P4

Minneapolis, MN 55415

612-873-3022

612-904-4229 fax

roberta.montgomery@hcmed.org  (new email)

 

 

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