that the out-of-state, reference lab is approved by the state agency and comply with state require - ments for specimen collection, identification, examination, quality control, and test reporting. Of course, there are usually exemptions to such rules; for example, Pennsylvania state law does
PRN (Pro re nata) is a Latin term which means âin the circumstancesâ. When used in the medical field, PRN means âas the situation arisesâ or âas neededâ. PRN is typically used by doctors when writing a prescription. SHARE.
Medical Record Number. A unique patient identifier, as required by HIPAA, which is provided by a healthcare provider or healthcare system. Patients do not have a universal MRN as they are provided separately by different healthcare systems. An MRN will not change throughout all of the care received within a health system - unlike an account (called a HAR in Epic) or visit number (called a CSN in Epic). Hospitals typically use MRN, in conjunction with SSN, as unique patient identifiers.