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Pathologists Aid in Patient Understanding and Quality of Care

July 30, 2024

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Presented by Health Lab

Since 2021,  patients have been granted access to their medical test results without delay—often before their physician can review them, which can result in patient confusion and anxiety. Researchers at Michigan Medicine recently examined how a pathology explanation clinic, or P.E.C., could improve the experience of a small group of patients newly diagnosed with prostate cancer. Cathryn Lapedis, M.D., M.P.H., shares findings from the experimental clinic. 

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