Lab Results Incorrectly Classified as "Removed Records"
I have several accounts synced with my Apple Health, notably Labcorp and Quest Diagnostics. These synced accounts feed lab results into the Health app under Lab Results as they should, with one exception.
The Health app has always done a bad job of syncing the Quest Diagnostics results, creating multiple results on the same day. I believe this is because Quest Diagnostics provides an "update" each time partial results are reported. For example, if a Blood Tests 1-6 are ordered, Quest Diagnostics will provide 5 partial results updates and a final result update, which causes the Health app to interpret this as Blood Tests 1-6 being run six times, creating six results for each under "Lab Results." This was annoying, but predictable.
However, within the past week or so, this handling of these mistakenly duplicated results has changed. Now, the Health app just classifies all duplicate results (AND THE ORIGINAL RESULT) as "Removed Records." These records are only visible when selecting "All Data" then scrolling to the bottom, then selecting "Removed Records."
This is a terrible approach! Instead, using the above example, the initial one of the six duplicate results should be retained. Instead, Apple just tosses them all! This makes tracking health issues a challenge as the "Removed Records" no longer appear in chronological order and can't be viewed alongside the other results.
Please address this issue, or undo this poor data handling decision. Quest Diagnostics is a massive company and I imagine tens of thousands of users are affected, possibly without even knowing, given how the results are hidden under "Removed Records."
iPhone 16 Pro
