{"id":165738,"date":"2025-09-22T22:16:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T02:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.healthit.gov\/dashboard_stats\/patient-access-clinical-lab-test-results\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T17:25:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T22:25:35","slug":"patient-access-test-results-clinical-laboratories","status":"publish","type":"quick-stat","link":"https:\/\/healthit.gov\/data\/quickstats\/patient-access-test-results-clinical-laboratories\/","title":{"rendered":"Patient Access to Test Results from Clinical Laboratories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>See our latest&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/healthit.gov\/data\/data-briefs\/individuals-access-and-use-patient-portals-and-smartphone-health-apps-2024\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">data brief<\/a>&nbsp;on Individuals\u2019 Access and Use of Patient Portals and Smartphone Health Apps for statistics on access to online medical information, test results, and clinical notes after 2012. 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