MCN’s customizable template, Pathology Specimens, is taken from our Outpatient Surgery and Ambulatory Services Policy and Procedure Manual. MCN Healthcare’s proven policy and procedure templates, competencies and compliance tools have assisted more than 20,000 health care organizations worldwide meet their regulatory compliance goals.

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Here is some sample content from Pathology Specimens:

	POLICY: All specimens removed from patients in the operating room are routinely sent to Pathology for examination. A surgeon may not stipulate that a certain tissue does not require a pathology examination. A list of surgical specimens that will not be sent to Pathology may be developed by the medical staff in conjunction with the Director of the Clinical Laboratory and facility Administration. Examples of specimens not submitted to Pathology may include dental appliances, neonatal foreskins. College of American Pathologists A specimen not sent to Pathology for examination and the...
Second excerpt:
	...physicians copies of reports are to go Identification of specimen per surgeon; specimen site Special handling instructions Specimens will be transferred from the surgical field as soon as possible. The specimen shall be transferred in a basin or on a sterile towel. Specimens that remain on the sterile field shall be labeled and maintained i.e. moistened with normal saline as appropriate. Specimens shall be placed in an appropriately sized container with the appropriate preservative or...