Test orders from Medicare Compliance for Clinical Laboratories, presented by MediaLab

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Anytime an order is not clear, the physician office must be contacted.
Do not use information supplied by a patient to clarify an order. Patients cannot add tests on their own. If a patient insists they want tests not specifically ordered by the doctor, the doctor should be contacted.
When transferring a doctor's order from a non-standard form like a prescription pad to a laboratory requisition, it is important to ensure the accuracy of the order.
Attach the original order document to the requisition sent to the laboratory.
Follow all laboratory policies about panels and profiles, ambiguous orders and reflex tests.

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