Why Does My Doctor Make Me Return to the Office to Get My Medical Test Results?
Some patients have complained that doctors are requiring them to make office visit appointments in order to do simple things like have their routine medical test results reported to them. These patients wonder why their doctors require them to return to the office to get medical test results. Here are some reasons and action steps to make sure you don’t have to see the doctor to get routine test results. Reports are generated for every medical test you get, whether it’s performed in the doctor’s office or in another location. In all cases, you, the patient, need to know the results. Getting your test results, no matter how they are reported to you, is a necessity – not optional. There are three main reasons a doctor might order tests for you. One reason would be to diagnose you. The second reason would be to measure the effectiveness of a treatment. The third reason would be to monitor a chronic illness o
