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.” But ONC data belies that: as it happens, patients can handle the truth, as we learn that 9 in 10 U.S. patients viewed their laboratory test results online in 2022. In 2022, 29% of patients accessed their online record at least 6 times over the year, and 25% did so between 3 and 5 times.
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Chan School of Public Health adopt a patient lens on personal health, observing that: “a patient cares not only about physical health and test results ‘within normal limits’ but also more broadly about being happy, having meaning and purpose, being ‘a good person,’ and having fulfilling relationships.”.
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