Nearly every patient wants to see their lab test results as soon as possible, even if their provider has not yet reviewed the results, according to new data in a new study. In a survey of 8,000 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Most patients wanted to receive test results as soon as possible through online portals, even if a provider did ...

Where does our liability end and the responsibility to follow up on abnormal test results (including Pap smears and mammograms) reside with our patients? For example, do we need to send certified ...

Medical test results electronically sent directly to patients can arrive before physicians have a chance to review and interpret them, leaving patients analyzing terminology and, in some cases, ...

After implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act in 2021, 75% of cancer test results were viewed by patients first compared with 37% in 2017, a trends analysis shows. The analysis included the 5.57 ...

SAN DIEGO — Dr. Erinn Maury knew Remicade wasn't the right drug for Patti Schulte, a rheumatoid arthritis patient the physician saw at her Millersville, Maryland, practice. Schulte's swollen, painful ...