In the Clarkston area, many people access care through a mix of settings—urgent care visits after symptoms worsen, ER evaluations during evenings or weekends, and follow-ups with specialists when referrals finally get scheduled. That “handoff” reality matters because diagnostic delays often occur at the seams:
- Abnormal test results that weren’t communicated clearly or weren’t acted on promptly
- Imaging or lab findings that were documented but not tied to a next-step plan
- Persistent symptoms where re-evaluation didn’t happen quickly enough
- Transfer of information gaps between facilities, especially when records take time to arrive
When your health deteriorates during those gaps, the legal question becomes: what should have been done with the information available at the time?


