People Find Medical Test Results Hard to Understand, Increasing Overall Worry

January 2, 2025

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Since 2021, all medical test results must be made available to patients through their electronic medical records as soon as they are ready. However, this increased accessibility has not necessarily improved patients’ understanding of their results. A study from the University of Michigan reveals that many patients struggle to interpret even basic information from their test results. Learn more about the study and the importance of patient-centered pathology reports in this article from the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation.

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