Patient portals have become one of the most powerful tools in modern health care, reshaping how we interact with our health care providers and medical records. Nearly every major health system offers ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Most patients wanted to receive test results as soon as possible through online portals, even if a provider did ...

Nearly every patient wants to see their lab test results as soon as possible, even if their provider has not yet reviewed the results, according to new data in a new study. In a survey of 8,000 ...

Where does our liability end and the responsibility to follow up on abnormal test results (including Pap smears and mammograms) reside with our patients? For example, do we need to send certified ...

Is the Galleri multi-cancer blood test worth it? A doctor explains real-world performance data and explains why no major ...

In the U.S. there are more than 150 million emergency department (ED) visits each year, and the number is expected to rise. ED physicians face enormous pressure to quickly and correctly diagnose ...

Patients are significantly likelier to survive a hospital stay if their hospitalist scored in the top quartile on a knowledge test linked to board certification. The odds that a patient survives a ...