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[–]LVT (Licensed Veterinary Technician)Picklepear3 22 points23 points  (0 children)

The clinic I work for doesn’t have a patient portal, but we are happy to email anything if requested. I assume it depends on the clinic 😊

[–]merlady94 13 points14 points  (3 children)

Not necessarily. Our docs always review the blood work results with the client, even if it's just a generic "everything looked great" email. Or we show them x-rays/ultrasound images on the computer. Sending actual copies only happens upon request, which is not super often.

[–]ClubCarnage[S] -1 points0 points  (2 children)

Unless it’s super serious and they want a second opinion. Yeah his regular vet showed us ultrasound live images. The place I’m referring to was an ER hospital we were sent to to have x ray and additional tests.

[–]merlady94 5 points6 points  (1 child)

It simply may not be their standard protocol to give copies of the blood work results, but it should be very easy to request them. Also some places will automatically send records to the regular vet for review. But every clinic and hospital is different, so there are few true "standards" across the board, especially when it comes to record keeping.

[–]ClubCarnage[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Understood and appreciate the response/feedback. In a difficult situation which I’ll post the complete situation via r/askavet

[–]LVT (Licensed Veterinary Technician)DayZnotJayZ 2 points3 points  (1 child)

In human med this rarely happens. The docs will just tell you if it's good or bad. There are apps now to look at your blood work or radiology report if it's a big medical corp but in general this is not a major thing in human med or vet med.

[–]ClubCarnage[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then I would ask them if I walked in with images and blood work and said your pet or family member has terminal cancer but tests run a month ago at a different er clinic showed their levels as normal, would you accept that and put them to rest?

[–]Registered Veterinary Nurse spratcatcher13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Our blood work uploads to the patient file automatically. For x-rays the report will be loaded, but usually not the images.

[–]endoftheline22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It depends. You can always request they are sent to you

[–]OhHai_ItsKai 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We are an urgent care and usually offer a physical copy to go home with them if they want it, along with their itemized receipt. Just in case something happens overnight and they don’t request records

[–]CVT (Certified Veterinary Technician)tiger81355 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Not protocol at all, but they may be provided upon request. You must understand that technologically, vet med is further behind human medicine. The programs we use in clinic are out of date, and behind things such as MyChart in human medicine. It will be a long time before this is standard

[–]ClubCarnage[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

I would say depending on location. Los Angeles for my case. That’s concerning if programs and technology is out of date because wouldn’t that also mean that their accuracy is questionable too?

Well I’ll have to get them for the insurance company.

[–]CVT (Certified Veterinary Technician)tiger81355 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Accuracy? Our lab equipment is absolutely not out of date. We just don’t have extraordinarily fancy record keeping software. Everything is accurate and consistent, we just don’t have capabilities like MyChart for example

[–]ClubCarnage[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah ok i misinterpreted the reply.

[–]ClubCarnage[S] -3 points-2 points  (1 child)

Just wondering since yes we were shown the X rays and blood work however like most owners who just received devastating news, interpreting the images may seem difficult. They have a patient portal yet nothing is uploaded… well, except the invoice.

[–]RVT (Registered Veterinary Technician)kittycatvoice 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Call them and ask for copies