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Liz

Elizabeth Mac Namara

On Mar 6, 2019, at 08:03, David James <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Our reality is that the number of requested but not received request on order comms is vast

We cull after about 13 months to ensure requests for an annual clinic are still usable

Would need an army of staff to ask if request was still required J

From: Clinical biochemistry discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ian Young
Sent: 06 March 2019 12:01
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Subject: Re: Should clinical laboratory requisitions 'expire' ?

This is an unusual situation. In the UK I think it would trigger a discussion with the requester to see if the tests were still wanted….. I’m not aware of any standard, however.

Best wishes

Ian

Ian S.Young

President, Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Professor of Medicine, Queen’s University Belfast

From: Clinical biochemistry discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Andrew Lyon
Sent: 05 March 2019 21:10
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Subject: Should clinical laboratory requisitions 'expire' ?

Hello ACB List-Lurkers.

We have no expiration date on laboratory requisitions that are distributed to patients by local physicians that practice in community-based clinics.

A patient recently appeared for phlebotomy and presented three requisitions (from the past 2 years !) which our staff dutifully read, collected samples and lab staff tested.

The lab results provoked questions by the clinic staff and our lab staff. Should single-use lab requisitions expire after 4 to 6 weeks? Lab requisitions that are 2 years old likely

initiate lab tests that are no longer relevant for recent medical conditions. In this case situation many of tests ordered 2 years ago had little use.

Prescriptions / scripts for medication orders expire if they are not promptly filled...... in a similar way, should lab requisitions for community-based patients expire?

I am not aware of any lab standards related to this topic and look forward to your comments and experiences with this type of problem.

regards, Andrew

Dr. A. Lyon

Univ. Saskatchewan

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