Department of Medicine Weekly Roundup - November 9th - 5. CPSO clarification on the responsibilities for test management, consultations, and continuity of care
A reminder from Dr. Karen Weyman and the family health teams:
The CPSO has advised:
- “Any physician who determines that a test is needed is responsible for ordering that test, tracking the results, and managing any follow-up stemming from that test.”
- For those copied on tests, “they would have no additional responsibilities in regard to the tests or results, unless there is reason to believe that a clinically significant test result has not been followed-up on.”
- “Consultant physicians can support referring physicians by accepting consultation requests, where possible, even if there are minor issues with the requests (e.g., incorrect or outdated referral forms).”
The complete updated advice from CPSO on Managing Tests and Continuity of Care is available.
We expect that the updated advice from CPSO will help to reduce the administrative burden of family doctors.
SGFP has updated our resource guide, Transitions in Care-Responsibility