labcorp patient portal abnormal results

by Prof. Matilda Goyette MD 9 min read

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Is my LabCorp patient portal personal profile information accurate?

Your LabCorp Patient portal personal profile information is up to date, complete, and accurate. The personal information on record with all of your health care providers matches the personal information in your LabCorp Patient portal profile.

How do I view my LabCorp test results?

Labcorp Patient™ portal allows you to view, download and print your Labcorp test results, and provides tools to pay your bill online and schedule appointments. How soon can I expect to receive my lab test results?

Why are my lab results taking so long to come back?

The most common reason for delay in receiving results is inaccurate or out-of-date personal information on record with your health care providers or in your LabCorp Patient™​ portal personal profile. Please check and confirm the following: Your LabCorp Patient portal personal profile information is up to date, complete, and accurate.

How can I Manage my health with LabCorp?

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What does it mean when your lab results are abnormal?

Your lab results may also include one of these terms: Negative or normal, which means the disease or substance being tested was not found. Positive or abnormal, which means the disease or substance was found.

Why is labcorp not showing my results?

Results for most routine tests are available within 2 weeks. If you still don't see your results after that time, check that: Your personal profile information is correct in your Labcorp Patient account.

Can labcorp results be wrong?

Depending on which type of mistake is made, there can be a few harmful outcomes for the patient whose sample was tested: Receiving a false positive, or being told you are sick when you are actually healthy. Receiving a false negative, or being told you are healthy when you are actually sick.

Does labcorp send you your results?

Lab results are delivered to your Labcorp Patient™ portal account. Log in or register online. For more information, you may also see our Notice of Privacy Practices.

Why are my labcorp results taking so long?

In most cases, lab test results delivery times should not exceed two weeks. The most common reason for delay in receiving results is inaccurate or out-of-date personal information on record with your health care providers or in your Labcorp Patient™​ portal personal profile.

What blood tests take the longest to get results?

The following Blood tests will take longer:Diabetes blood test (Hba1c) – 1 week.Rheumatoid Arthritis blood test – 1 week.Coeliac blood test (endomyssial antibody) – 2 weeks.Vitamin D blood test – 3 weeks.

How common are lab errors?

In the field of laboratory medicine, Lippi and colleagues published that the total testing process error rate ranges widely from 0.1% to 3.0%.

How accurate is LabCorp blood test results?

The percentages for measurements outside their normal range were 8.3% for LabCorp, 7.5% for Quest, and 12.2% for Theranos.

What can affect lab results?

Lots of things can affect certain lab test results, like:Fasting vs nonfasting.Being well hydrated vs dehydrated.Medications.Intense physical activity.Some foods (like avocados, walnuts, and licorice)Sunburn.Colds or infections.Having sex.More items...•

How long does it take LabCorp to send results to employer?

Labcorp's certified laboratories provide mass spectrometry confirmation for non-negative rapid test drug screens. Mass spectrometry confirmation results are typically available within 48-72 hours after the specimen is received in the laboratory.

How quickly will doctor call with blood test results?

Blood test results Some test results will be ready the same day or a few days later, although others may not be available for a few weeks. You'll be told when your results will be ready and how you'll be given them. Sometimes, receiving results can be stressful and upsetting.

Why does my doctor want to talk about my blood test?

Sometimes you need to know more than just "positive" or "negative." At an appointment, your healthcare provider can explain options and tell you whether more testing is needed. Plus, if a disease is contagious, your provider will want to talk in person about how to help you avoid future risk and protect other people.

When the addition of normal plasma fails to correct the clotting time into the normal range, the cause of the abnormal?

When the addition of normal plasma fails to correct the clotting time into the normal range, the cause of the abnormal test is likely an inhibitor.

Why are extended PT values observed in patients on oral anticoagulants typically correct in a mixing study?

Extended PT values observed in patients on oral anticoagulants typically correct in a mixing study because these therapeutics are not coagulation factor inhibitors. They work by reducing vitamin K-dependent factor levels.

What should be collected after a citrate tube?

Any tube containing an anticoagulant (ie, EDTA [lavender-top], heparin [green-top], or oxalate [gray-top]) should be collected after the blue-top tube is collected. Gel-barrier tubes and serum tubes with clot initiators should also be collected after the citrate tubes. Inadequate Mixing.

How far in advance do you need to make an appointment for a lab?

Appointments must be made at least two hours in advance. Walk-ins are also welcome.  Please note: not all lab locations offer all services

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What is personal information on record with all of your health care providers?

The personal information on record with all of your health care providers matches the personal information in your LabCorp Patient portalprofile. Health care providers include your primary care physician, specialists, hospital professionals, and all LabCorp specimen collection labs.

How long does it take to get lab results?

In most cases, lab test results delivery times should not exceed two weeks. The most common reason for delay in receiving results is inaccurate or out-of-date personal information on record with your health care providers or in your LabCorp Patient™​ portal personal profile.

How far in advance do you need to make an appointment for a lab?

Appointments must be made at least two hours in advance. Walk-ins are also welcome.  Please note: not all lab locations offer all services

What is personal information on record with all of your health care providers?

The personal information on record with all of your health care providers matches the personal information in your LabCorp Patient portalprofile. Health care providers include your primary care physician, specialists, hospital professionals, and all LabCorp specimen collection labs.

How long does it take to get lab results?

In most cases, lab test results delivery times should not exceed two weeks. The most common reason for delay in receiving results is inaccurate or out-of-date personal information on record with your health care providers or in your LabCorp Patient™​ portal personal profile.

How far in advance do you need to make an appointment for a lab?

Appointments must be made at least two hours in advance. Walk-ins are also welcome.  Please note: not all lab locations offer all services

What is clinical abnormal lab results?

The Clinical Abnormal Lab Results feature, which you can access from the LabCorp Beacon home page , provides you with the versatility of generating and reviewing your patient data for a specific time frame, filtering the data using specific demographic criteria, and sorting the data in a format meaningful to you.

Is the result lower than the therapeutic range?

Result is significantly lower than the lower limit of the reference (or therapeutic) range. Result is potentially life threatening and is higher than the upper limit of the reference (or therapeutic) range. Result is potentially life-threatening and is lower than the lower limit of the reference (or therapeutic) range.

What is patient portal and abnormal test results?

The patient portal and abnormal test results: An exploratory study of patient experiences

What are the concerns of patients receiving abnormal test results through the portal?

Concerns ranged from patient anxiety and confusion to self-harm.

Why are patient portals important?

Many health care institutions are implementing patient portals that allow patients to track and maintain their personal health information, mostly in response to the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act requirements. Test results review is an area of high interest to patients and provides an opportunity to foster their involvement in preventing abnormal test results from being overlooked, a common patient safety concern. However, little is known about how patients engage with portals to review abnormal results and which strategies could facilitate that interaction in order to ensure safe follow-up on abnormalities. The objective of this qualitative study was to explore patients’ experiences related to abnormal test result notifications through patient portals. The authors conducted semi-structured telephone interviews with 13 participants, patients and primary caregivers, between February 2014 and October 2014. Using content analysis, the authors explored patient experiences accessing abnormal test results through their portals. Respondents strongly favored access to all types of abnormal test results, but they raised several concerns including need for more timely notification and not being able to interpret the exact relevance of the result. Respondents’ personal experiences with physicians, test result notification, and the portal heavily influenced respondents’ notification preferences. Patient experiences with portals could be improved by development of strategies to help patients understand and manage the information received. These findings suggest important considerations for health professionals and institutions aiming to better engage patients in follow-up of their test results.

Why do patients use patient portal?

All respondents indicated that they use their patient portal to review test results. Many of the patients and caregivers dealing with chronic conditions, such as diabetes, cancer, and kidney disease, indicated that they also used their portal to manage and keep track of their medical information. Some of these respondents additionally kept paper records of test results and imaging reports, medication lists, and some kept digital copies of their imaging. There were various reasons; either this information was not made available in the portal or the portal was not up-to-date.

Is an abnormal test sensitive?

For this respondent, all abnormal test results are potentially sensitive if she’s not sure what the abnormal result means in context.

Can abnormal test results be released prior to verbal contact?

There was one exception. One respondent indicated that most abnormal test results should not be released prior to verbal contact.

Did one respondent use the portal to manage health information?

There was one exception. One respondent, who considered herself to be healthy, did not use the portal to manage health information.