as they come in. “Changes in technology have
allowed us to make radical shifts in the time
required to do the actual testing… Ultimately
what physicians care about is how quickly and
accurately can you give me an answer to my
question. Help me … help my patient.”
PAPER RESULTS A THING
OF THE PAST
In some provinces, patients can now access
their results online and are even checking
their lab values before their doctors see them.
That’s a trend that Pincock expects to eventu-
ally see happen in Alberta. The days of doctors
waiting for paper results to be delivered by
courier —and patients scheduling follow-up
appointments weeks later — are a thing of the
past.
NOVEMBER 2015
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