Critical Care
Increased Patient Anxiety, Physician Overload could Result from Patient Access to Imaging Results
Providing patients with direct access to their imaging test results could improve patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes. However, physicians are worried that it could lead to increased patient anxiety and unrealistic demands on physician time. More...10 May 2010
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