Lexington Medical Center Breast Health Reorganization Turnaround Outcomes as of January 2006

摘要

The Breast Health Navigator begins tracking patients immediately on initial contact with the center for diagnostic workup, resulting in the following average turnaround times (Please note: These percentages reflect patients without contraindications for biopsy, such as Coumadin? use, or personal scheduling conflicts such as transportation, work schedules, insurance precertification, waiting for out-of-fa-cility comparison films, etc.):99% of all patients receive a tissue diagnosis within 5 days.95% of all patients receive a pathology report within 24 hours after biopsy.