Thanks. I think the liability insurance (especially if the same one for the hospital) is a great way to go. As John was saying and going even further, the fax may not even get to me. At least with the crazy mandated CMS transfer of care document, you have two chances. And, it actually puts the pending labs at the top.
It's crazy, because in 20 years, this is the only time I can remember this happening. I don't mean something like oligoclonal bands or an HSV PCR in the CSF coming back positive. There must be times a patient goes in overnight, and for whatever reason, they don't get the Rotazyme test until the day of discharge. Or a Lyme antibody could take three days. But, I don't remember looking at a discharge about a kid with fever and joint pain going home, and I read the d/c and go, "Oh, there is a Lyme test pending. I better follow that up."
