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  • Story ideas

    There are several ways journalists can use this study as a jumping-off point to their own stories about scanxiety, such as:

    Talk to providers in California and Kentucky to see how having the extra time impacts their test result review and consults with patients.
    Talk to hospitals in your area to see how often patients are accessing test results, and what patient populations are most likely to do so.
    See how hospitals are preparing patients for the receipt of potentially upsetting news. Have they developed any educational models? Put information online? Do they include any special instructions when patients complete their testing?
    From a tech angle, speak with electronic health record vendors. Are they incorporating any features that could incorporate patient preferences to when/how they view test results?
    Investigate the health equity angle: In this study, people who accessed test results were mostly white and English-speaking. Are results available in other languages if necessary? Are there any health literacy/technology issues being addressed in particular health systems?
    

    Resources

    Repeated Access to Patient Portal While Awaiting Test Results and Patient-Initiated Messaging — study from JAMA Network Open.
    As more patients get automated test results, researchers seek ways to calm their nerves — story from STAT.
    Patients can now access all health information in electronic record sets — AHCJ blog post from October 2022.
    Waiting on Test Results: How to Manage Scanxiety — blog post from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. 
    States move to give patients more control over test results — American Medical Association.
    

    This was written by an LLM