In San Marino, care frequently moves through multiple steps: a primary care visit, urgent care for worsening symptoms, imaging ordered by one provider, and results reviewed by another. That handoff chain is where delays can slip in.
Common patterns we see when residents ask about delayed diagnosis legal help include:
- Results not acted on quickly enough after labs or imaging return
- Incomplete follow-up instructions (or instructions that get lost in patient portals)
- Symptom escalation that wasn’t re-triaged when your condition changed
- Specialist delays because referrals weren’t urgent, weren’t tracked, or weren’t communicated clearly
When you’re busy, it’s easy to assume, “They’ll call if it’s serious.” In many cases, the legal question turns on whether the provider’s process for tracking and responding to abnormal findings met the expected standard of care.


