When this matters
Cancer diagnosis review
Surgery planning
Rare disease
Complex imaging findings
Clinical trial screening
Practical steps
- 1Ask the receiving hospital exactly what files or slides are needed.
- 2Request imaging on disc or through a digital image exchange when available.
- 3Ask pathology how slides or blocks are released and where they should be shipped.
- 4Track shipment or digital transfer confirmation.
- 5Ask whether insurance covers rereads of pathology or imaging.
Questions to ask
- Do you need the report or actual images?
- Do you need pathology slides, blocks, or both?
- Who pays for pathology or imaging rereads?
- Can materials be returned to the original hospital?
- How long does review usually take?
Red flags
- Sending only PDF reports when images are required
- Not tracking pathology shipments
- Assuming rereads are automatically covered
- Scheduling before materials arrive
Related hospital profiles
Hospitals where this access task often comes up.
Specialty center
UAB Hospital
Birmingham / Alabama
Open profileSpecialty center
Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix
Phoenix / Arizona
Open profileNational benchmark
Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center
Phoenix / Gilbert / Arizona
Open profileSpecialty center
HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center
Scottsdale / Arizona
Open profileSpecialty center
UAMS Medical Center
Little Rock / Arkansas
Open profileNational benchmark
City of Hope
Duarte / Los Angeles / California
Open profileNational benchmark
Cedars-Sinai International
Los Angeles / California
Open profileSpecialty center
Keck Medicine of USC
Los Angeles / California
Open profileNational benchmark
UCLA Health
Los Angeles / California
Open profile