PATH ALONG Staff Confident In Hospital Lab Service

A hospital lab is an important part of the patient stay.  The hospital lab is a testing center that consults with patients, physicians, hospital staff and is regulated by the department of health.  PATH ALONG staff discuss lab activities with the patient to enhance participation in communication with test result driven changes in the plan of care.

PATH ALONG staff are taught the extra time, administrative effort, and money invested in the hospital lab service is done to insure lab results are accurate.  Discussion with the patient involves recognizing how lab results correlate to support hospital staff assessments to insure interventions and prescribed treatments are appropriate.

PATH ALONG staff encourage the patient to remain in the hospital until all pending lab results have been reviewed by the attending physician.   An abnormal lab result can involve hospital staff making an important change to the plan of care. 

PATH ALONG staff discuss the transition from the hospital lab to the clinic lab where the patient goes to visit the primary medical doctor.   PATH ALONG staff have confidence in lab results and encourage the patient to consider the labs role in keeping them healthy.

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