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JULY 14, 2022

Patient Portals: The Good, Bad and the Ugly

By Frederick L. Greene, MD, FACS
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A few days ago, a good friend living out of state contacted me for medical advice for her husband who recently underwent a “coronary scan” ordered by his cardiologist. Her husband was notified by the hospital radiology group that his results were available and ready for review on his hospital portal. Obviously, like reasonable medical consumers, they both immediately signed into the portal even though they had yet to be contacted by the cardiologist.