{"id":165724,"date":"2025-09-09T22:16:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T02:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.healthit.gov\/dashboard_stats\/gaps-individuals-information-exchange\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T15:59:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T20:59:13","slug":"gaps-individuals-information-exchange","status":"publish","type":"quick-stat","link":"https:\/\/healthit.gov\/data\/quickstats\/gaps-individuals-information-exchange\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaps in Individuals’ Information Exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Most individuals\u201487% in 2024\u2014report having at least one health care visit in the past year. Despite advances in interoperability and the implementation of anti-information blocking provisions, many of these patients continue to experience gaps in information exchange that require them to wait on test results, redo tests or procedures, or bring information from their own records. In 2024, about 1 in 5 individuals who went to the doctor in the past year reported they had to wait for test results longer than they thought reasonable\u2014a notable increase from 2020. This may be explained by shifting expectations post-COVID (during which patients demanded results more urgently) and due to HHS Information Blocking policy that enables quicker access to test results. A similar share of individuals\u2014about 1 in 5\u2014in the years 2017-2022 reported they had to bring prior test results to an appointment. While relatively few individuals had to redo a test or procedure because results were missing or had to provide their medical history because their chart could not be found, rates have not improved over the last few years which points to persistent gaps in information needed to inform patient care and follow-up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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