Posted by Larry Hoover on June 1, 2006, at 11:12:45
In reply to Re: Does anyone's pdoc actually order blood tests?, posted by honeybee on June 1, 2006, at 9:53:31
> Hm. Maybe it's time to switch pdocs. He *must* be able to order them. Maybe he's just lazy.
No, it's about money, unfortunately. *Demonstrated* need is the criterion. Canadian medical treatment, combined with parsimonious nature?
I'll give you an example of the former. If I want a prostate antigen test, I have to pay for it myself. If I show positive, I no longer do, for follow-up tests.
The latter, I ticked off one extra box on the thyroid panel he ordered, once, on the way down to the lab. He got quite ticked with *me*.
Lar
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