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I worked for a medical lab and a large part of my job was double checking that the doc selected the correct macro. For some stuff a large amount of interpretat
by dikdik 11y ago
I worked for a medical lab and a large part of my job was double checking that the doc selected the correct macro.
For some stuff a large amount of interpretation is needed, for a simple PCR test it is not needed 99.99% of the time. The possible interpretations have already been entered and the doc selects one based on the result. It could be automated, but against the law since the doc has to do it. There is that 0.01% chance that something else is going on and the doc will pick up on it when seeing other results/patient history and will end up writing additional interpretation or something very different.
However, that result is rarely seen by a patient. It goes back to the treating physician who then reads it and interprets it himself and uses to guide treatment.