A patient expresses frustration and how her doctor reports lab results. His “no news is good news” philosophy is terrible advice. Physicians review several hundred lab, radiology and consultants’ notes per day. There will be times where abnormal values slip through the cracks.
Lab results: "No news is good news" is the worst advice
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