General Laboratory Test Report Analysis (Facility Affiliation Information)
This test involves reviewing how your lab results align with the medical facility where they were collected, ensuring consistency in care and data interpretation.
["Your test results are cross-checked for accuracy and relevance to your treatment plan."]
Key facts at a glance
- LOINC
- 65835-1
- Short code
- FACILITYAFFILIATIONINFORMATION
- Synonyms
- —
- Category
- chemistry
- Sample
- serum
- Container
- Red-top tube (SST)
- Units
- N/A
- Fasting
- false
- Population
- adult
- Sex
- all
- Age range
- 18–65 years
- Specimen volume
- 5 mL
- Stability
- Room temperature: 4h, Refrigerated: 24h, Frozen: 7d
- Hemolysis max
- 500
- Lipemia max
- 1000
- Icterus max
- 500
- TAT
- 4–24 hours
- Order
- routine
Why This Test Matters for Your Care
This step helps confirm that your lab results are properly documented and linked to the correct healthcare provider or facility. It ensures that any follow-up actions, such as treatment adjustments or further testing, are based on accurate and consistent data.
What to Expect During This Process
You won’t undergo additional testing or draw blood for this step. Instead, your lab results are reviewed by a healthcare professional or system to match them with your facility’s records. This is typically done automatically or by a trained staff member.
How Your Results Are Used
This review helps healthcare providers track your progress, compare results over time, and ensure that any changes in your treatment are based on reliable data. It also supports quality assurance in medical facilities to maintain high standards of care.
Common Reasons for This Test
Facility affiliation information is checked when there’s a need to verify continuity of care, especially if you’re seen at multiple locations (e.g., hospitals, clinics, or labs). It may also be part of quality control measures to prevent errors in patient records.
Clinical interpretation
How abnormal results are interpreted and what conditions they suggest.
Clinical Significance
Frequently asked questions
How does this test affect my treatment plan?
Will I need to do anything special before or after this test?
Is this test related to my actual bloodwork or results?
Sources
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Medically reviewed by WellAlly Editorial Team Last reviewed August 16, 2026. · Read our editorial policy