Question

1. Why it is imperative the correct code is used when submitting specimens to the lab for additional testing?

2. What do you think would happen if the diagnostic code is incorrect or missing from the documentation sent to
lab with the specimen?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

For the first answer I looked it up and it said, "Improperly identified specimens can result in delayed diagnosis, additional laboratory testing, treatment of the wrong patient for the wrong disease, and severe transfusion reactions. Specimen identification errors have been reported to occur at rates of 0.1% to 5%." And for the second question, it said, "Transfusion-related death, medication errors, misdiagnosis, and patient mismanagement."