Information Overload and the Portal Patient: The Era of Instant Test Results

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The way that patients receive medical information has changed dramatically. Through electronic health record portals, laboratory values, imaging reports, and pathology results often become available the moment they are finalized—sometimes before a physician has had the opportunity to review or discuss them. While this unprecedented access promotes transparency and patient engagement, it also creates new challenges for communication, trust, and anxiety management. In the latest episode of Oncology Unfiltered, Melissa Cutrona, Co-Founder and General Manager of i3 Health and Oncology Data Advisor, sits down with Matthew Hadfield, DO, Oncology Data Advisor Editor in Chief, to explore how instant access to test results is reshaping oncology care.