Access to personal medical records increases satisfaction among new cancer patients

Monday, May 23, 2011 - 15:30 in Health & Medicine

A new analysis has found that allowing full access to personal medical records increases satisfaction without increasing anxiety in newly diagnosed cancer patients. The study indicates that providing accurate information to patients through medical records can be a beneficial complement to verbal communication with their physicians.

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