Direct patient access to imaging test results could result in increased patient anxiety and physician overload

Thursday, April 1, 2010 - 04:56 in Health & Medicine

Providing patients with direct access to their imaging test results could improve patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes. However, physicians are concerned that it could lead to increased patient anxiety and unrealistic demands on physician time, according to a study in the April issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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