Chapter 4: Laboratory Requisitions Flashcards
A laboratory requisition must be sent to the reference lab with?
The patient or with the specimen that indicates the test being ordered.
What doe the forms sometimes are provided by?
Reference labs and preprinted with the most commonly requested tests separated into logical categories.
What are the types of Laboratory requisitions?
Electronically (generated using EHR software) printed out, or sent electronically to the lab.
The requisitions stay in a pending file in the EHR until?
The results from the laboratory are received.
What is the MA often responsible for?
Tracking pending lab tests when timely reports are not received.
Why the physician’s office should maintain a written log of all performed laboratory work sent out to a reference lab for?
Recording purposes.
