Q&A: Should You Have Access To Your Lab Results?

[Anne Llewellyn]

Michelle Andrews from Kaiser Health Network answers a question from a reader about patient access to test results. The reader asks: In order for patients to take more responsibility for their care shouldn’t the lab be required to send them results unless specifically precluded by the doctor. What do you think?? http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Multimedia/2012/April/Andrews-Q-and-A-Patient-Lab-Test-Results.aspx

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