I needed some labs urgently during an appointment today, so while the patient was there I called the lab myself, sitting on hold for 10 minutes, pleading with the person who answered, etc., etc., etc.
The guy I spoke to agreed to fax the labs immediately. And here is what came over the fax.
that looks about right!! Dont you love it when things like that happen? And then you call them back to re fax it and they argue that they already faxed it and that they have the confirmation... well duh but its blank!
Hello, hospital pharmacist here. Love your blog. And I had to add a recent delightful (but distressingly similar) experience here...
While working up on the step-down unit with the nurses, I entered an IV label to print down in the pharmacy, and added an extra manual label that printed 2 seconds later just underneath, stating, "This is Theobroma. Make me look good, tube this up to fifth floor ASAP, thanks."
In 5 minutes, I went to the tube station. The tech had helpfully tubed up THE LABEL.
Sonora Quest Laboratories? That makes you a lot closer to me than I expected...I'll have to pay attention to our neurologists who drink diet coke and have tomato stains on their white coat...
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that looks about right!! Dont you love it when things like that happen? And then you call them back to re fax it and they argue that they already faxed it and that they have the confirmation... well duh but its blank!
Have fun!
Time for a new lab???
Hello, hospital pharmacist here. Love your blog. And I had to add a recent delightful (but distressingly similar) experience here...
While working up on the step-down unit with the nurses, I entered an IV label to print down in the pharmacy, and added an extra manual label that printed 2 seconds later just underneath, stating, "This is Theobroma. Make me look good, tube this up to fifth floor ASAP, thanks."
In 5 minutes, I went to the tube station. The tech had helpfully tubed up THE LABEL.
Sigh...
Sonora Quest Laboratories? That makes you a lot closer to me than I expected...I'll have to pay attention to our neurologists who drink diet coke and have tomato stains on their white coat...
The exciting question is - who got the results on your patient.......?
That's super!
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