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. 2021 Oct 1;4(10):e2129553.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.29553.

Association of Immediate Release of Test Results to Patients With Implications for Clinical Workflow

Bryan D Steitz  1 , Lina Sulieman  1 , Adam Wright  1 , Samuel Trent Rosenbloom  1   2   3
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Association of Immediate Release of Test Results to Patients With Implications for Clinical Workflow

Bryan D Steitz et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

Abstract

This cross-sectional study assesses changes in the volume of patient-initiated messages to clinicians associated with release of test results before and after implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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Figure.
Figure.. Results Reviewed First by Patients Stratified by Immediate or Delayed Release
The blue lines represent January 20, 2021, the date when Vanderbilt University Medical Center began compliance with the 21st Century Cures Act.
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