New research shows that physicians often neglect to tell patients about abnormal test results, putting people's health at risk.
On average, one out of every 14 patients with clinically significant abnormal results -- for instance, a stool test that shows signs of blood -- don't get this information from their doctors, according to a new study today in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
That's a dismal performance and one with dangerous consequences. "Failure to report abnormal test results can lead to serious, even lethal consequences for the patient," said Dr. Lawrence Casalino, chief of the division of outcomes research at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City.
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