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Removal of Faxed Reports
January 23, 2024

We have been informed by our tele-communications service provider that all phone lines (ISDN) which are currently supporting faxing will be decommissioned within the next month. We have you on our list as still receiving abnormal / urgent / INR results via a fax number. As faxing will no longer be a supported result delivery mode, any practices still receiving faxes must transition to receiving…

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HPV Swab Kits Expiry
December 04, 2023

As a result of the initial roll-out of HPV screening being delayed from July to mid-September, we now have concerns that many practices may have HPV supplies nearing their expiration date. We ask that you please check through all HPV supplies currently held at your practice, in particular the Buffer tubes, as the initial supply of Buffer tubes had an expiry date of early January 2024. If you have…

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Transitioning to Pathlab eOrdering System
December 01, 2023

Over recent years, we have been working with all our community practices and providers to transition them across to Pathlab's eOrdering system for requesting laboratory orders. On reviewing the current usage, we note that many practices have a practice management system (PMS) capable of accessing the Pathlab eOrdering system. There are, however, some practices/providers who have not transitioned…

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Respiratory Virus Testing
November 23, 2023

Spring is coming to an end, the weather is warming up, and respiratory viruses are moving into their summer phase. What this means is influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) numbers are down to almost nothing and SARS-CoV-2 numbers remain stable and low. Plots showing seasonal downward shift in respiratory virus testing positivity rate This means that from Monday 27th November we will move…

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Funded and Non Funded Tests
November 17, 2023

Pathlab is currently receiving a high number of queries regarding test requests that fall outside of the scope of our funding contracts and therefore require payment. The following criteria outlines the test requests that are predominately government funded and those that are not publicly funded - as determined by the Ministry of Health. Eligible for public funding: most tests that are required…

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