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Dear All

 

In my clinical practice (diabetes/endocrinology/lipidology), I routinely given patients a printed electronic Sunquest ICE request form to have a blood test 1-2 weeks before their next clinic visit, which is supposed to be in a maximum of 1 year, but is frequently longer due to cancellation/postponement of their follow up visit.  I also reprint old request forms where they are still valid and the request has not yet been done.  It would cause a significant problem and extra work if such request forms could not be processed electronically.

 

Regards

 

Dr. David Oleesky
Consultant Chemical Pathologist
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Biochemistry Department, Macclesfield District General Hospital
Victoria Road, MACCLESFIELD, Cheshire, SK10 3BL
Tel: 01625-661826  Fax: 01625-661804
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From: Clinical biochemistry discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Andrew Lyon
Sent: 05 March 2019 21:10
To: [log in to unmask]
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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