By Dr MG Geeslin & Dr CM Gaskin
Ordering systems for imaging as well as laboratory and other ancillary services have historically employed the “traditional” priority categorizations:
STAT, ASAP (as soon as possible), and routine. In such systems, the ordering provider selects one of these categories to indicate the relative urgency of the order.
STAT, ASAP (as soon as possible), and routine. In such systems, the ordering provider selects one of these categories to indicate the relative urgency of the order.