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Category: Practice Management

At least once a year, I have healthcare appointments. I usually have lab tests done as part of those visits, and another doctor visit for the results. Prior to COVID-19, my primary care physician (PCP) would give me paperwork to go to my local lab to have these tests done. I wouldn't need an appointment, so I could simply walk in and be seen.

Since COVID-19 hit, all lab visits are to be made by appointment. As a result, I saw that former walk-in patients overwhelmed the required online appointment system, so I decided to chance it and do a walk in anyway. The place was deserted with social distancing signs everywhere. Chairs were labeled where you were not permitted to sit, to comply with social distancing guidelines.

I was required to wear a face mask before I walked into the building....

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