This article Online portals deliver scary health news before doctors can weigh in - The Washington Post can be viewed as it has been gifted by a subscriber.
The article reports how more research is needed to understand how patients are reacting to greater access to their medical records.
The article goes on to record a survey of more than 8,000 patients. The survey found that 96 percent of patients wanted results even if their provider hadn’t reviewed them. 7.5 percent of patients said reviewing the results before talking to a doctor increased their worry."
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HIFA profile: Richard Fitton is a retired family doctor - GP. Professional interests: Health literacy, patient partnership of trust and implementation of healthcare with professionals, family and public involvement in the prevention of modern lifestyle diseases, patients using access to professional records to overcome confidentiality barriers to care, patients as part of the policing of the use of their patient data Email address: richardpeterfitton7 AT gmail.com