Marilyn S.
Quest has devalued physicians as valuable partners
Recently Quest changed its website for patient results. Once upon a time it was a user friendly site that allowed physicians to access patient labs, trend patient labs, and easily order patient labs. About a month ago they changed their format. It is clear that their priority is now billing. Most of the webpage is devoted to patient demographics and insurance information and codes for insurance purposes. The lab results are tucked at the end of the page and open in a small window that is like peering through a large room through a keyhole. There is a list of all tests were ordered in the past and the charges, but the results are not available beyond 90 days. So if you want to see if a patient was anemic a year ago, you just cannot. Ordering the tests is like playing pin the tail on the donkey. I have notified Quest about this but they just say sorry; this is the way it is now. They will show me how to adapt to their new system but they will not correct the issues that have erupted with their new system. With their new system I have had patient tests lost or overlooked with no way to track them. This is an improvement for the billers, but not for patients or physicians. Would highly suggest using another major laboratory.



