Alberta's medical lab mayhem during privatization shows importance of oversight on errors, doctors say
The ever-shifting landscape of private, for-profit and public delivery of medical lab services in Alberta offers lessons for other provinces and territories.
![Alberta's medical lab mayhem during privatization shows importance of oversight on errors, doctors say](https://i.cbc.ca/1.4822417.1683134700!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/blood-tests-in-a-lab.jpg)
![Previous testing was too cumbersome and time consuming. This new test only requires two blood draws. A worker handles vials of blood.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.4822417.1683134700!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/blood-tests-in-a-lab.jpg)
The ever-shifting landscape of private, for-profit and public delivery of medical lab services in Alberta offers lessons for other provinces and territories.