Alright, I will admit it - I tell my patients to keep track of their own orders - they can call me if they haven't heard their results in a week or two. If they don't hear from us the results are missing and their nose will fall right off their face if they don't call us.
But, reconciliation is a nice thing that lawyers would approve of, therefore it must be as easy as possible. So when I am signing off on labs, I would like the screen to present the outstanding orders and referrals for that patient, so I can pick one that matches the lab or result that I am signing off, if appropriate. Doesn't that make alot of sense? Tell me you agree so that this has some remote chance of happening.
